Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
In this benchmark five-volume study, originally published between 1922 and 1955, Surendranath Dasgupta examines the principal schools of thought that define Indian philosophy. A unifying force greater than art, literature, religion, or science, Professor Dasgupta describes philosophy as the most important achievement of Indian thought, arguing that an understanding of its history is necessary to appreciate the significance and potentialities of India's complex culture.
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This benchmark five-volume study examines the principal schools of thought that define Indian philosophy.
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In this benchmark five-volume study, Surendranath Dasgupta examines the principal schools of thought that define Indian philosophy. Volume I offers an examination of the Vedas and the Brahmanas, the earlier Upanisads, and the six systems of Indian philosophy.
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Volume II of this five volume set continues the examination of the Sankara school of Vedanta begun in Volume I, and also addresses the philosophy of the Yoga-Vasistha, speculations in the medical schools, and the philosophy of the Bhagavad-Gita.
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Volume III of this five volume set offers an examination of the Bhaskara school of philosophy, the Pancaratra and the Arvars amongst others.
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Volume IV of this five-volume study provides an examination of the Bhagavata Purana, Madhva, the controversy between the Dualists and the Monists amongst others.
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Volume V of this five-volume set is the last volume of Professor Dasgupta's work. He had finished the manuscript at the time of his death, late in 1952. The volume contains an examination of the literature of southern Saivism, Vira-Saivism, the philosophy of Srikantha, the Saiva philosophy in the Puranas, and Saiva philosophy in some important texts.
Table of Contents
24. The Bhagavata Purana; 25. Madhva and his school; 26. Madhva's interpretation of the Brahma-Sutras; 27. A general review of the philosophy of Madhva; 28. Madhva logic; 29. Controversy between the Dualists and the Monists I; 30. Controversy between the Dualists and the Monists II; 31. The philosophy of Vallabha; 32. Caitanya and his followers; 33. The philosophy of Jiva Gosvami and Baladeva Vidyabhusana, followers of Caitanya; Index.