Taylor and Francis

Taylor and Francis

English

’This is a learned and insightful collection of papers, focussed on a theme - categorisation - that has become widely recognized as both culturally informative and philosophically important. Given the range and sophistication of categorisation in the classical Indian tradition, this volume is timely and illuminating. The essays do a fine job of introducing, exploring, and interpreting a myriad of texts and practices of categorisation, and will be of interest not only to specialists and students of Indian philosophy but to those interested more generally in the comparative study of philosophical traditions.’ Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, Lancaster University, UK 'This wonderful book about classification in Indian philosophy goes to the heart of questions about how we understand the world and the nature of rationality itself. The book is truly interdisciplinary with contributions from philosophers and philologists; it breaks new ground in understanding the concerns of Indian philosophy and their contemporary relevance.' Gavin Flood, Oxford University, UK