Author: Gupta, Bina
Northwestern University Studies in Phenomenology and Existen; Paperback
224 pages
Published: August 1998
Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810115654

The Disinterested Witness is a detailed, contextual, and interpretive study of the concept of saksin (or that which directly or immediately perceives) in Advaita Vedanta, and a fascinating and significant comparison of the philosophies of the East and West. Central to its topic is its comparison of the Advaita notion of witness-consciousness with similar notions in Western phenomenology.Gupta explores the phenomenological relevance of the concept of saksin in Indian philosophy, while at the same time demonstrating that the notion of witness-consciousness is essential for any sound theory of knowledge. Addressing a wide range of epistemological issues and dilemmas, as well as the perceived commonalities and differences between Eastern and Western philosophy, The Disinterested WA study of the concept of saksin (or that which directly or immediately perceives) in Advaita Vedanta, and a comparison of the philosophies of the East and West. Cental is its comparison of the Advaita notion of the witness-consciousness with similar notions in Western phenomenology.