{"product_id":"rediscovering-god-with-transcendental-argument","title":"Rediscovering God with Transcendental Argument","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"114\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"114\"\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"373\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"152\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"152\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e David Peter Lawrence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"196\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"196\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"169\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sri Satguru Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"222\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"222\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"212\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"244\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"244\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"237\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"245\" data-end=\"272\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"272\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"256\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9788170306597\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"291\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"291\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"285\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 323\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"316\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"316\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"304\"\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"350\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"350\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"319\" data-end=\"334\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 cm x 15 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"373\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"373\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 501 gm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"378\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"402\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"402\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"967\"\u003eDavid Peter Lawrence’s landmark study delves into the profound philosophical and metaphysical thought of \u003cstrong data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"540\"\u003emonistic Śaivism in Kashmir\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering one of the most \u003cstrong data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"625\"\u003ecomprehensive and intellectually rigorous restatements\u003c\/strong\u003e of this tradition available in any Western language. Focusing on the works of \u003cstrong data-start=\"704\" data-end=\"731\"\u003eUtpaladeva (c. 900–950)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"767\"\u003eAbhinavagupta (c. 975–1025)\u003c\/strong\u003e, this volume explores the \u003cstrong data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"810\"\u003ePratyabhijñā\u003c\/strong\u003e or “Recognition” school, a central doctrine in Kashmir Śaiva thought that argues for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"900\" data-end=\"930\"\u003enecessary existence of God\u003c\/strong\u003e as an undeniable metaphysical truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1397\"\u003eUnlike many academic studies that separate exegesis from philosophy, Lawrence’s work \u003cstrong data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1101\"\u003efuses interpretation with critical analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e, treating the writings of these Indian philosophers as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1157\" data-end=\"1210\"\u003erational, cogent, and systematically metaphysical\u003c\/strong\u003e. He treats their arguments not as mere religious apologetics but as deeply reasoned discourses contributing to global philosophical dialogues on \u003cstrong data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1396\"\u003eontology, epistemology, and theology\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1854\"\u003eWhat sets this book apart is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1432\" data-end=\"1456\"\u003edepth of scholarship\u003c\/strong\u003e. Lawrence employs his extensive \u003cstrong data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1511\"\u003eSanskrit expertise\u003c\/strong\u003e to unpack the sophisticated ideas of thinkers like Abhinavagupta, whose vast writings span linguistics, ritual, dance, aesthetics, grammar, and more. 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