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This book exclusively deals with the study of consciousness in Samkhya-Yoga Philosophy. Samkhya-Yoga is two allied philosophical systems in which consciousness is the focal point of discussion. The book investigates consciousness from metaphysical, epistemological and ethical or normative perspectives. Concepts such as Duhkha (suffering), Purusa (consciousness), Chitta (self/the mental), chittavrti (mental modification), Prakrti and Trigunas (nature and its attributes) are critically discussed to reconstruct the metaphysics of consciousness. All the chapters have contemporary relevance as they delve into the nature of causation and provide an all-inclusive viewpoint of consciousness by emphasizing its normative perspective. The contributions in the book are from eminent scholars working in the field of consciousness and other related topics such as cognition, mind, causality, knowledge and liberation. The book provides a comprehensive viewpoint of consciousness by emphasizing its normative perspective concerning the notion of engaged selfhood for jivanmukta. It is an invaluable resource for contemporary readers in the field of philosophy of mind across Indian and Western philosophy traditions.
Contents
Introduction: A Note on Sāṃkhya-Yoga Philosophy of Consciousness.- Consciousness and Mind in Sāṃkhya and Yoga.- The Sāṃkhya Metaphysics of Consciousness: The Cosmic vs. the Individual Consciousness.- Is Puruṣa a Contentless Consciousness in Classical Sānkhya.- Puruṣa as Witness Consciousness in Sāṃkhya Philosophy: Some Observations.- Can There be Defunct Consciousness in Sāṃkhya.- Sāṃkhya Concept of Intentional Consciousness.- Sāṃkhya, Tri-Guṇas, and Psychology.- The Hermeneutic Phenomenology of the Sāṃkhya Philosophy.- Consciousness and Causation in Sāṃkhya.- Satkāryavāda. A causal explanation of change within eternal being.- Relationship of Puruṣa and Prakṛti in Sāṁkhya Kārikā - A Perspective from Quantum Theory.- Rethinking Pātañjala Yoga Through the Concepts of Abhyāsa and Vairāgya.- Discriminative Knowledge: A Way Forward to Higher Consciousness.- Self-Knowledge and Self-Transformation in Sāṃkhya-Yoga: A Way Towards Ethics of Life.- The Yoga of Nonseparation.
