Essays by Peter Prevos

Topics in Indian Philosophy

These papers were written in 2002 for the course Topics in Indian Philosophy from Monash University in Melbourne. This was my first philosophy subject in the English language, which was quite a challenge. The most fascinating aspect of this course for me was to see the close integration of religious and rational philosophical ideas in Indian philosophy.

The first paper is a short summary of the concepts of Karma, Dharma & Moksa. The second paper looks at Mimamsa (Brahminical) and Buddhist arguments for a persistent self. The final paper is a summation of theories of the self in Indian philosophy.

Essays

• Karma, Dharma & Moksa: Introduction to the three main aspects of Indian philosophy.
• The Persistence of the Self: Does the Self perish after death?
• The Self in Indian Philosophy: Summary of the major arguments for the existence of a Self.

External links

• Christine Williams, Crossing cultural borders or ignoring their existence?, Proceedings of the 15^th Biennial Conference of the ASAA (Canberra, 2004).