Karma and Rebirth in Hinduism

Swami Medhananda (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

80 Seiten

2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
9781009461139 (ISBN)

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This Element explains how various Hindu texts, traditions, and figures have understood the philosophical nuances of karma and rebirth. The Element's primary argumentative aim is to defend the rationality of accepting the truth of karma and rebirth through a critical examination of an array of arguments for and against these doctrines.

This Element provides an argumentative introduction to the doctrines of karma and rebirth in Hinduism. It explains how various Hindu texts, traditions, and figures have understood the philosophical nuances of karma and rebirth. It also acquaints readers with some of the most important academic debates about these doctrines. The Element's primary argumentative aim is to defend the rationality of accepting the truth of karma and rebirth through a critical examination of an array of arguments for and against these doctrines. It concludes by highlighting the relevance of karma and rebirth to contemporary philosophical debates on a variety of issues.

1. Introduction; 2. Karma and rebirth in the Upaniṣads and Bhagavad-Gītā; 3. Nuances of karma and rebirth in classical and modern Hindu traditions; 4. Arguments in support of karma and rebirth; 5. Arguments against karma and rebirth; 6. The relevance of karma and rebirth to debates in contemporary philosophy; References.

Erscheinungsdatum	14.08.2025
Reihe/Serie	Elements in Global Philosophy of Religion
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	250 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Hinduismus
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-13	9781009461139 / 9781009461139
Zustand	Neuware