indian philosophy of mind: a comparative study

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maya radhakrishnan

indian center for philosophical research, us

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in this paper i explore surprising parallels in the arguments between dualists and materialists in the philosophy of mind in india and the west. in particular, i compare the nyaya school of india with cartesian dualism and its western defenders and the carvaka school of india with contemporary western materialists.

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