Hindu perspectives on evolution: Darwin, dharma, and design 9780415779708, 9780203135532, 0203135539, 0415779707

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Hindu perspectives on evolution: Darwin, dharma, and design
 9780415779708, 9780203135532, 0203135539, 0415779707

Table of contents :
Preface 1. Introduction: Design and Darwin in the Hindu Dharma Traditions Part 1: The Classical Background 2. Creationism and Evolutionism in the Ancient and Classical Traditions 3. Manifestation and Apparent Design in the Advaita Vedanta of Sankara 4. Theism and Atomistic Design in the Nyaya-Vaisenika of Udayana 5. Design Discounted in the Visistadvaita Vedanta of Ramanuja Part 2: The Colonial Period 6. Design and Darwin in the Colonial Period 7. The Vedantic Deism of Rammohan Roy 8. Design and the Intuitive Theism of Debendranath Tagore 9. Design and the Religious Evolutionism of Keshab Chandra Sen 10. The Modern Vedic Creationism of Dayananda Saraswati 11. The Modern Advaitic Evolutionism of Swami Vivekananda 12. The Integrative Evolutionism of Sri Aurobindo Ghose Part 3: The Post-Colonial Period 13. Design and Darwin in the Post-Colonial Period 14. Design and Darwin in the Contemporary Hindu World 15. Conclusion: What Role for Brahma?

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