J.M.E. McTaggart: Substance, Self, and Immortality by Ramesh K. Sharma (PDF)

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J.M.E. McTaggart seeks to critically expound and appraise the British philosopher’s thought with respect to three principal themes of his philosophy: substance, self, and immortality. Ramesh Kumar Sharma guides the reader through the labyrinths of McTaggart’s intricate arguments and defends many of McTaggart’s highly unorthodox doctrines and conclusions. While doing this, Sharma draws on the works of, among others, Berkeley, Hegel, and Leibniz, and at the same time attacks numerous modern-day physicalist theories that propound mind-brain identity as against the presumed reality of the self and consciousness. This work is thus recommended both for philosophers and researchers interested in: (1) such perennial metaphysical subjects as reality, existence, possibility, the basic ontological categories of substance, qualities, and relations (universals); (2) the question of the reality of the self; (3) McTaggart’s overall vision of the universe or Absolute, and his rejection of the more or less predominant view that the Absolute is God; (4) McTaggart’s unique doctrine, after Plato, of the immortality of the self combined with (the self ’s) pre-existence, post-existence, and plurality of lives; and (5) his extraordinary, but important, views on perception.

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⭐Anyone who is looking for an in-depth account of J.M.E. McTaggart’s philosophy need look no longer. In his book, J.M.E. McTaggart: Substance, Self, and Immortality, Dr. Ramesh K. Sharma wonderfully expounds upon the core of McTaggart’s philosophy. The work is not only explanatory and interpretive, but also a critical evaluation of the arguments given by McTaggart throughout his life. Unlike past McTaggartian scholars, Dr. Sharma takes the time to compare the doctrines of McTaggart to those of historic philosophers such as Plato, Leibniz, and Hegel. Furthermore, he actively engages with the assessments of previous commentators, among whom C.D. Broad and Peter Geach feature prominently. Not since Broad’s Examination of McTaggart’s Philosophy, has the philosophic community been gifted with such a monumental commentary on McTaggart’s thought. Early on in the book, it becomes clear that Dr. Sharma labored greatly to produce this thorough and rigorous exposition. And even though the work maintains a high standard of rigor, Dr. Sharma nonetheless manages to render easily digestible the technical exposition of McTaggart’s views. In particular, he adds great clarity to McTaggart’s theory of determining correspondence as well as that of perception. The only key subject in McTaggart’s philosophy which is untouched by Dr. Sharma is the former’s unique and insightful views on love. However, overall, Dr. Sharma’s work is doubtless a requirement for anyone serious about McTaggartian studies.

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