Abstract

The subject of this article is comparative philosophy—its goals and methods—as discussed in the work of Wilhelm Halbfass, a prominent German scholar of Indian philosophy. Halbfass' classical works, such as India and Europe: An Essay in Understanding,1 Tradition and Reflection, On Being and What There Is, and Karma und Wiedergeburt im indischen Denken have left a lasting influence on a generation of scholars and students of Indian philosophy. The appreciation of his work and a testimony to its impact can be seen, for instance, in the voluminous study Beyond Orientalism: The Work of Wilhelm Halbfass and Its Impact on Indian and Cross-Cultural Studies edited by Eli Franco...