Realisms Interlinked

This book brings together over 25 years of Arindam Chakrabarti's original research in philosophy on issues of epistemology metaphysics and philosophy of mind.<br/><br/>Organized under the three basic concepts of a thing out there in the world the self who perceives it and other subjects or selves his work revolves around a set of realism links. Examining connections between metaphysical stances toward the world selves and universals Chakrabarti engages with classical Indian and modern Western philosophical approaches to a number of live topics including the refutation of idealism; the question of the definability of truth and the possibility of truths existing unknown to anyone; the existence of non-conceptual perception; and our knowledge of other minds. He additionally makes forays into fundamental questions regarding death darkness absence and nothingness.<br/><br/>Along with conceptual clarification and progress towards alternative solutions to these substantial philosophical problems Chakrabarti demonstrates the advantage of doing philosophy in a cosmopolitan fashion. Beginning with an analysis of the concept of a thing and ending with an analysis of the concept of nothing <i>Realisms Interlinked</i>offers a preview of a future metaphysics epistemology and philosophy of mind without borders.