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His books include What Can’t Be Said: Paradox and Contradiction in East Asian Philosophy.įor Chinese philosophy, I would recommend three books. Jay Garfield is Doris Silbert Professor of Philosophy at Smith College. Wallace and Wallace or Crosby and Skilton (8 th century AD) Investigation of the Percept, with c ommentaries (Duckworth et al.) (5 th century) The Questions of King Milinda, Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (either my translation o r Siderits and Katsura) (2 nd to 3 rd century BCE).Abhinavgupta’s commentary on B hārata (KC Pandey translation) (10 th century BCE).Bhagavad-Gītā (Stoller-Miller translation) ( 5th to 3rd century BCE).

The Upani ṣads (the old Radhakrishnan translation is still a good one) (between 8th and 1st century BCE for both early and late Upanisads).

Śāntideva presents the Mahāyāna ethical tradition (which thinks that enlightenment can be attained in a single l ifetime).Īnd if you’re interested in more than this, KC Bhattacharyya’s Subject as Freedom and AC Mukerji’s The Problem of the Self are nice examples of early 20th century Indian philosophy, bringing tradition and modernity into dialogue." That edition has all of the Indian and Tibetan commentaries, which adds a nice dimension to reading a terse verse text. Nāgārjuna founds the Madhyamaka tradition (the dominant interpretation of Buddhist philosophy in Tibetan Buddhism), and Dignāga the Buddhist epistemological tradition. The Questions of King Mi linda is an important early Buddhist text on metaphysics, with great stuff on the self and personal identity. Abhinavagupta introduces the centrality of aesthetics to Indian philosophical reflection, and the centrality of dance drama ( natya) to Indian aesthetics. "By reading the Upani ṣads and the Gītā, one gets a feel for the metaphysical and moral outlook that permeates the classical orthodox tradition in India. It urges to be read and enjoyed in the spirit it was intended: a colourfully-curated guide through the history of ideas by philosophers who want to share their passion with the world. This year, we have tried to do something special, asking experts across the discipline to put together a list of their recommended philosophy books that everyone should read.īy no means exhaustive, and with some notable exceptions that did not make it in our experts' final selections (we're looking at you Heidegger and Kierkegaard), we hope this list will offer something to both those new to philosophy and seasoned readers of the subject.

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In 2017, we spoke to a number of leading philosophers to ask them why philosophy matters and what it has meant to them in their personal and professional lives (which you can read here, alongside a poem by Kwame Anthony Appiah). What's more, it's an opportunity to reflect on the intellectual challenges that are confronting humanity today, whether that be environmental damage, rising political tensions and a renewed nationalist fervour, or calculated attempts to undermine respect in truth. November marks the anniversary of UNESCO's commitment to celebrate World Philosophy Day, an occasion to consider the impact of philosophy and big ideas around the world and across cultures. Solving these problems is not merely about increasing our knowledge of the world, to fill up academic textbooks and sit on library shelves, but to impart wisdom to aid us as we navigate through life's uncertainties and its profoundest mysteries. Why am I here? How can I live a good life? What does it mean to have a mind and be a person? Since the days of antiquity, philosophers have puzzled over fundamental questions like these that sit at the very heart of our lived experience and interactions with the world.