In The Concealed Art of the Soul; Jonardon Ganeri presents a variety of perspectives on the nature of the self as seen by major schools of classical Indian philosophy. For Indian thinkers; a philosophical treatise about the self should not only reveal the truth about the nature of the soul; but should also engage the reader in a process of study and contemplation that will eventually lead to self-transformation. By combining careful attention tophilosophical content and sensitivity to literary form; Ganeri deepens our understanding of some of the greatest works in Indian literary history. His magisterial survey includes the Upanisads; the Buddhas discourses; the epic Mahabharata; and the writings of Candrakirti; whose work was later to provide the foundationfor Tibetan Buddhism. Ganeri argues that many Western theories of selfhood are not only present in; but are developed to high degree of sophistication in these writings; and that there are other ideas about the self found in the work of classical Indian thinkers which present-day analytic philosophers have not yet begun to explore.Scholars and students of philosophy and religious studies; particularly those with an interest in Indian and Western conceptions of the self; will find this book fascinating reading.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. One of the Better Titles in the SeriesBy Andrew RooneyFirst off. 33 1/3 books are really hit and miss. This is a shame. because the concept of the series is brilliant. Some are terrific. some are terrible. but most are pretty good. This title falls into the pretty good category. but tiliting towards terrific. Himes is a terrific music journalist whose writng has appeared in a variety of publications over the years. "Born in the USA." Springsteens masterpiece in the authors eyes. is the focus of this title. but he also deals heavily with the entire 1980-1984 period and traces Springsteens songwriting throughout this time.If you want insight into Springsteens songwriting process which I always love this book is great. If you want to know about the many. many songs Springsteen wrote and recorded in the early 1980s. but did not officially release until years later. this book is great. I wish a bit more time would have been spent on the individual songs themselves as opposed to a few songs taking up the majority of certain chapters. If you love this album. you will like this book. Short and sweet. like this review.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. This short book gives a history of Springsteen before the ...By JimThis short book gives a history of Springsteen before the Born album. It gives a song by song breakdown of the album. Then it gives the effects of this album on the music world.I found this to be a complete telling and complete story. It was well worth the time and money.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book for Bruce Fans!By SwedefishLoved this book so much. bought a copy for my brother. Thanks for prompt delivery!
