The author of a new book on the Sankhya philosophy owes an explanation to his readers. Since there are already a few books in English, exclusively devoted to the Sankhya and some others covering the whole field of Indian Philosophy, each containing a chapter on the Sankhya, it may be demanded, why inflict another? My answer is simple. The present work is not altogether a new attempt but the reprint of my paper on the Sankhya, prepared under the wise and able ...