ABSTRACT

 

This volume conveys that Indian philosophy has intricate and complex metaphysical and epistemological theories as other philosophies and that these disciplines – epistemology and metaphysics – are an essential part of Indian philosophy.

 

 

 

chapter |14 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter I|14 pages

Nature and Development of Indian Thought

chapter Chapter II|10 pages

The Vedas and Other Sources

chapter Chapter III|17 pages

The Central Ideas of the Upaniṣads

chapter Chapter IV|20 pages

The Activist Tradition and the Mīmāmsā School

chapter Chapter V|7 pages

The Materialistic Tradition of the Cārvākas

chapter Chapter VI|20 pages

The Heterodox Tradition of Jainism

chapter Chapter VII|21 pages

The Heterodox Tradition of Buddhism

chapter Chapter VIII|9 pages

The Logical Tradition of the Nyāya

chapter Chapter IX|12 pages

The Pluralistic Tradition of the Vaiśeṣika

chapter Chapter X|10 pages

The Dualistic Tradition of the Sāṅkhya

chapter Chapter XI|10 pages

The Yoga Tradition of Patañjali

chapter Chapter XII|26 pages

The Vedānta and the Monistic Traditions of the Spirit

chapter Chapter XIII|18 pages

The Epics and the Ethical Codes

chapter Chapter XIV|19 pages

The Traditions and Contemporary Trends