Overcoming Individualism | Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

Philosophy For Our Times

English - January 26, 2021 12:35 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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In Western society, individualism is everywhere – whether it’s being fuelled by capitalism, technology or populist politics, we are being encouraged to think of ourselves more than ever before. But how do other parts of the world understand the self?

Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad, FBA is the Distinguished Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy at Lancaster University. His research focuses on Indian religions – Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism – and comparative phenomenology, epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of religion.

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