The Disinterested Witness: A Fragment of Advaita Vedānta PhenomenologyThe Disinterested Witness is a detailed, contextual, and interpretive study of the concept of saksin (or that which directly or immediately perceives) in Advaita Vedanta, and a fascinating and significant comparison of the philosophies of the East and West. Addressing a wide range of epistemological dilemmas, as well as perceived commonalities and differences between Eastern and Western philosophy, it is a major contribution to comparative philosophy and forms a vantage point for cross-cultural comparison. |
Contents
Śamkara on Sākṣin | 33 |
Säksin and Advaita Epistemology | 75 |
Säksin and Advaita Metaphysics | 113 |
Säksin and Western Phenomenology | 145 |
Notes | 151 |
Glossary | 169 |
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Common terms and phrases
absence of knowledge Accordingly ADVAITA EPISTEMOLOGY ADVAITA METAPHYSICS Advaita Vedānta Advaitins ajñāna appears apprehended argue assumes the form ātman avidya awareness belong Bhāmatī brahman Bṛhadāraṇyaka BSBh commentary conceal concept of sākṣin consciousness conditioned context deep sleep DISINTERESTED WITNESS distinction dreaming empirical entity existence experience external objects function Husserl Ibid ignorance illusory object illusory silver Indian Philosophy individual inner sense intellect Isvara jiva jiva-s Kant knower known limiting adjunct locus Madhusudana Madras manifested māyā means of true mental mode mind mode of nescience modification nature negation nondifferent nondual notion of sākṣin Padmapāda Perceiving in Advaita Phenomenology pitcher positive prājña pure consciousness question reality residual impressions revealed sākṣin SAKSIN AND ADVAITA Śamkara Sartre sciousness seer self-luminous simply sublated superimposed Sureśvara term theory thesis trans transcendental transcendental ego true cognition turiya undifferentiated unity of apperception unknown Upanisads waking WESTERN PHENOMENOLOGY witness-consciousness words