A Time of Novelty: Logic, Emotion, and Intellectual Life in Early Modern India, 1500-1700 C.E

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Samuel Wright (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Ahmedabad University)

A Time of Novelty

Logic, Emotion, and Intellectual Life in Early Modern India, 1500-1700 C.E

Samuel Wright (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Ahmedabad University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
30 September 2021

Asian history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Philosophy of mathematics

In A Time of Novelty, Samuel Wright re-envisions the relationship between philosophy and history in premodern India. This relationship is studied through the tradition of Sanskrit logic between 1500 and 1700 CE -- the period in Indian history that witnessed the ascendency of the Mughal Empire. During this period, Sanskrit logicians would refer to themselves and their arguments as 'new,' indicating that the concept of novelty was at the center of their philosophical project. By retaining space for emotion when studying intellectual thought,this book recovers both what it means to

By: Samuel Wright (Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Ahmedabad University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 163mm, Width: 241mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197568163
ISBN 10: 0197568165
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 30 September 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Samuel Wright is Assistant Professor at Ahmedabad University. His research area is the history and philosophy of premodern South Asia.

Reviews for A Time of Novelty: Logic, Emotion, and Intellectual Life in Early Modern India, 1500-1700 C.E

A Time of Novelty is a significant contribution to the study of the history of Nyāya and Indian philosophy. It also demonstrates a new approach to this study through a sensitive and careful reading of how and why novelty becomes important in early modernity. * Anusha Rao, Philosophy East & West *