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Description
In the first book to explore the philosophy of dynamism from classical India, Sthaneshwar Timalsina interrogates central metaphysical questions about the nature of reality.
Timalsina argues for change and time as intrinsic to being. Exploring instances from Yaska to Abhinavagupta, and reading philosophical and cultural texts in a comparative light, he reveals the absolute being as inherently dynamic. Alongside Bergson and Husserl, his study directs attention to the importance of the arguments of classical Sanskrit grammarians such as Yaska, Bhartthari, and Kauna Bhatta.
By engaging with schools and other Sakta philosophies that have not received serious engagement, Timalsina reinvigorates the conversation on creativity, freedom, dynamism, temporality, and the dynamism of being. His cutting-edge view of time as a fundamental element of reality is necessary reading for scholars of classical Sanskrit traditions, consciousness and the philosophy of life.
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
1. Dynamism of Being and Emanation of Temporality: A Historical Overview
2. Time as Spontaneity
3. Constitution of the Flow of Time
4. Determining Temporal Horizons
5. Time, Freedom, and Svabhava
6. Semantics of Time Consciousness
7. Determining the Temporal Horizons
8. Temporal Presence and Absence
9. Lived Time: Time and Embodiment
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 06 Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 264 |
| ISBN | 9781350576261 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Series | Bloomsbury Studies in World Philosophies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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