Minds Without Fear Philosophy in the Indian Renaissance
distinctively Indian modernity. This is also a history of Indian philosophy. It demonstrates how the development of a secular philosophical voice facilitated the construction of modern Indian society and the consolidation of the nationalist movement. Authors Nalini Bhushan and Jay Garfield explore
the complex role of the English language in philosophical and nationalist discourse, demonstrating both the anxieties that surrounded English, and the processes that normalized it as an Indian vernacular and academic language. Garfield and Bhushan attend to both Hindu and Muslim philosophers, to public and academic intellectuals, to artists and art critics, and to national identity and nation-building. Also explored is the complex interactions between Indian and European thought during this period, including the role of
missionary teachers and the influence of foreign universities in the evolution of Indian philosophy. This pattern of interaction, although often disparaged as "inauthentic" is continuous with the cosmopolitanism that has always characterized the intellectual life of India, and that the philosophy
articulated during this period is a worthy continuation of the Indian philosophical tradition.
| Publisher Name | Oxford University Press USA |
|---|---|
| Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
| Format | Audio |
| Bisac Subject Major | PHI |
| Language | NG |
| Isbn 10 | 0190457597 |
| Isbn 13 | 9780190457594 |
| Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
| Dimensions | 00.93" H x 00.06" L x 30.00" W |
| Page Count | 344 |
Bhushan: Professor of Philosophy, Smith CollegeGarfield: Silbert Professor of Philosophy and the Humanities, Smith College. Until 2016 he is Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at Yale-NUS College, Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Singapore and
recurrent visiting professor of philosophy at Yale University
