Great Readings
A curated collection of field-defining primary texts, groundbreaking monographs, and seminal philosophical investigations in Indian philosophy. These works demonstrate how classical and modern thinkers formulated paradigms, constructed formal logical systems, and challenged conventional views.
Epistemology and Logic
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Nyāya-Sūtras of Gautama with the Commentary of Vātsyāyana | Gautama and Vātsyāyana (Trans. Ganganatha Jha) |
| The Nyāya Theory of Knowledge | Satischandra Chatterjee |
| Perception: An Essay on Classical Indian Theories of Knowledge | Bimal Krishna Matilal |
| The Character of Logic in India | Bimal Krishna Matilal (Eds. Jonardon Ganeri and Heeraman Tiwari) |
| Recognizing Reality: Dharmakīrti's Philosophy and Its Tibetan Interpretations | Georges B. J. Dreyfus |
| Epistemology in Classical India: The Knowledge Sources of the Nyāya School | Stephen H. Phillips |
| Materials for the Study of Navya-Nyāya Logic | Daniel H. H. Ingalls |
Philosophy of Language and Hermeneutics
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Word and the World: India's Contribution to the Study of Language | Bimal Krishna Matilal |
| Indian Theories of Meaning | K. Kunjunni Raja |
| The Vākyapadīya of Bhartṛhari (Kāṇḍa II) | Bhartṛhari (Trans. K. A. Subramania Iyer) |
| Apoha: Buddhist Nominalism and Human Cognition | Mark Siderits, Tom Tillemans, and Arindam Chakrabarti (Eds.) |
| The Dhvanyāloka of Ānandavardhana with the Locana of Abhinavagupta | Ānandavardhana and Abhinavagupta (Trans. Daniel H. H. Ingalls, Jeffrey M. Masson, and M. V. Patwardhan) |
Metaphysics, Consciousness, and Non-Dualisms
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Principal Upaniṣads | S. Radhakrishnan (Ed. & Trans.) |
| Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way) | Nāgārjuna (Trans. Jay L. Garfield) |
| Brahma-Sūtra-Bhāṣya of Śrī Śaṅkarācārya | Śaṅkarācārya (Trans. Swami Gambhirananda) |
| Nāgārjuna's Madhyamaka: A Philosophical Introduction | Jan Westerhoff |
| The Concealed Art of the Soul: Theories of Self and Practices of Truth in Indian Ethics and Epistemology | Jonardon Ganeri |
| Buddhist Phenomenology: A Philosophical Investigation of Yogācāra Buddhism | Dan Lusthaus |
| The Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā of Utpaladeva with the Author's Vṛtti | Utpaladeva (Trans. Raffaele Torella) |
| Perceiving Reality: Consciousness, Intentionality, and Cognition in Buddhist Philosophy | Christian Coseru |
Moral, Legal, and Political Philosophy
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| Ethics and Epics: The Collected Essays of Bimal Krishna Matilal, Vol. II | Bimal Krishna Matilal (Ed. Jonardon Ganeri) |
| King, Governance, and Law in Ancient India: Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra | Kauṭilya (Trans. Patrick Olivelle) |
| Annihilation of Caste | B. R. Ambedkar |
| Hind Swaraj and Other Writings | M. K. Gandhi (Ed. Anthony J. Parel) |
| Hindu Ethics: A Philosophical Study | Roy W. Perrett |
Cross-Cultural, Analytic, and Contemporary Engagements
| Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| The Self: Naturalism, Consciousness, and the First-Person Stance | Jonardon Ganeri |
| Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy | Evan Thompson |
| Indian Philosophy: A Counter Perspective | Daya Krishna |
| Philosophy in Classical India: The Proper Work of Reason | Jonardon Ganeri |
| Realisms Interlinked: Objects, Subjects, and Other Subjects | Arindam Chakrabarti |