The Spirit of Indian and Western Philosophy: Science, Society and Religion

This volume contains select proceedings of the 79th Indian Philosophical Congress held at the Madura College (Autonomous). Madurai, in December 2004. It contains more than forty papers on various fields in philosophy like Value Education, Ethics, Metaphysics, Logic and Scientific Method, History of Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Epistemology, and Religion. Noted philosophers and renowned scholars like professor G.C. Pande, Professor D.P. Chattopadhyaya, Professor R. Balasubramaian have contributed to this volume. They discuss important topics such ‘Existence and Trancendence: Reflections from a Buddhist Point of view’, ‘Metaphysicalism and Positivism: B.N. Seal Recalled’, ‘Brahman: Beyond Immanence and Trancendence’, respectively. Well-discussed papers on ‘Philosophy of Value Education Papers on ‘Philosophy of value Education’ and ‘On Individual and Community’ also find a place in this valuable publication. Starting from ‘Logical Omniscience in Epistemic Logics’ up to ‘Rosenthal on Non-conscious Mentality’ a number of philosophical discussions constitute this volume. The contributors have discussed the perennial philosophical problems the perennial philosophical problems in depth. Further, current issues in Philosophy have also been discussed from various positions. The spirit of Indian and Western philosophy gets reflected in each syllable of this collection. It will definitely foster the love of wisdom and is indeed a feast to the lover of wisdom.