This book is one what has come to be known as Indian philosophy. The term 'Indian philosophy', and for that matter any other term of a similar nature, has a ring of vagueness about it. Whatever be the essential elements of the meaning of the term, what I have done in this book will perhaps justify the claim I am making. Plainly speaking, I am an Indian teaching or 'doing' philosophy in an Indian university, and I have reacted here in this book to ...
Epistemology in Pracina and Navya Nyaya contains some ten essays which try to give an idea of Nyaya epistemology, not entirely from the point of view of Navya Nyaya. The views o both the schools have been taken into consideration and an attempt has been made to show how Vaisesika forms the link between them. The author also tries to look at Nyaya epistemology from the standpoint of contemporary Western epistemology and this he does by concentrating mostly on ...
Studies in Advaita Vedanta deals with the fundamental topic of the system, namely, adhyasa or illusion. Self is taken in the system as the only reality and it appear through the form of 'I' as wrongly identified with the body and the senses. Illusion of such a nature is believed to be the cause of our miseries. The author discusses important philosophical and sociological questions regarding such 'spiritual' illusions. He also examines the issues concerning ...