Indian Philosophy and Its Social Concerns

The reference to Indian Philosophy in the title of this book is misleading since it is Advaita Vedanta that hogs attention to the exclusion of other schools such as Nyaya Vaisesika, Samkhya Yoga, and Purva Mimamsa. While Buddhism finds a place, Jainism's contribution to social harmony does not. One wonders why the Vaishnava saints and the Visishtadvaita Vedanta of Ramanuja and the Dvaita Vedanta of Madhwa have been left out. Certainly, they too contemplate on social issues from religious and philosophical perspectives.