Past Continuous or Present Perfect? Continuity and Change in Contemporary Indian Philosophy

Contemporary Indian philosophy is a distinct genre of philosophy that draws both on classical Indian philosophical sources and on Western materials, old and new. It is comparative philosophy without borders. In this paper, I attempt to show how contemporary Indian philosophy works through five insta...

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Main Author: Raveh, Daniel (Author)
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Published: MDPI 2021
In: Religions
Year: 2021, Volume: 12, Issue: 12
Further subjects:B Krishnachandra Bhattacharyya
B Rajendra Swaroop Bhatnagar
B Daya Krishna
B Mukund Lath
B Ramchandra Gandhi
B contemporary Indian philosophy
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