Reviews for Henrici De Gandavo Summa, Art. Xxxv-xl: Quaestiones Ordinariae (Ancient and Medieval Philoso...

The average rating for Henrici De Gandavo Summa, Art. Xxxv-xl: Quaestiones Ordinariae (Ancient and Medieval Philoso... based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-01-31 00:00:00 Bryan Colegate This is a very high-level introduction to Indian philosophy and made for an especially challenging and slow read, especially because I had little prior knowledge of many of the concepts it presented. Additionally, it was also just incredibly dense—which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I think that, at least for me personally, it made my task of establishing a foundation for further studies within the field a bit more challenging than I hoped it would be. Of course, I don't want to scorn either accurateness or comprehensiveness. Just a matter of personal taste in the form of my preferred learning style. Lots of great information throughout and many strong, thought-provoking arguments presented in the introduction and conclusion advocating for reworking the way we approach non-western philosophy.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-07-20 00:00:00 Carl Alexandra Lots of good information here, but it’s horribly organized and structured. The opening section spends too long trying to defend Indian philosophy against European supremacy, implicitly painting the reader as a dumb chauvinist in need of convincing. Then we get a random chapter about Indian materialism (but nothing about Jainism?). Its description of the Hindu schools is clear, but it takes a confusing approach to the varied Buddhist traditions. And then the meat of the book is organized by topic, not school/philosophy, so we jump around to particular schools on different subjects. Not particularly satisfying