
Published online:
16 April 2014
Published in print:
26 December 2013
Online ISBN:
9780199395675
Print ISBN:
9780199922734
Contents
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What is Mīmāṃsā? What is Mīmāṃsā?
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Is there an Analogue of Free Will in Indian Philosophy? Is there an Analogue of Free Will in Indian Philosophy?
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Agent’s Causation Agent’s Causation
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Epistemological Basis of Compatibilism in Mīmāṃsā Epistemological Basis of Compatibilism in Mīmāṃsā
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The Vedic-Exegetical basis of the Concept of Agenthood in Mīmāṃsā: Consciousness and Ability The Vedic-Exegetical basis of the Concept of Agenthood in Mīmāṃsā: Consciousness and Ability
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Bhāṭṭa and Prābhākara Mīmāṃsā versus Nyāya Bhāṭṭa and Prābhākara Mīmāṃsā versus Nyāya
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The Role of Commands The Role of Commands
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The agent: same through changes The agent: same through changes
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Exceptions: Ontological Discussions About the Subject Exceptions: Ontological Discussions About the Subject
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Causality and Determinism Causality and Determinism
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Is There Determinism in Mīmāṃsā? Is There Determinism in Mīmāṃsā?
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Causality Causality
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Is There Room for Freedom Given the Causal Weight of the Past and the Authority of the Veda? Training Desires Is There Room for Freedom Given the Causal Weight of the Past and the Authority of the Veda? Training Desires
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Source of Ethics Source of Ethics
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Desireless Actions and Dedication to God Desireless Actions and Dedication to God
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Immoral Sacrifices Prescribed by the Veda Immoral Sacrifices Prescribed by the Veda
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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Chapter
6 Freedom Because of Duty: The Problem of Agency in Mīmāṃsā
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Pages
137–163
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Published:December 2013
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Freschi, Elisa, 'Freedom Because of Duty: The Problem of Agency in Mīmāṃsā', in Matthew R. Dasti, and Edwin F. Bryant (eds), Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy (New York , 2013; online edn, Oxford Academic, 16 Apr. 2014), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199922734.003.0007, accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
This is a study of the notion of personal freedom in the Mimamsa school of classical Hinduism. It focuses on the relationship between freedom and moral/ritual obligations.
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