A History of Indian Philosophy

Volume I of this five-volume study offers an examination of the Vedas and the Brahmanas, the earlier Upanisads, and the six systems of Indian philosophy.

Dasgupta (Author)

9780521116299, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 16 July 2009

548 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.8 kg

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. Volume I offers an examination of the Vedas and the Brahmanas, the earlier Upanisads, and the six systems of Indian philosophy.

1. Introductory
2. The Brahmanas and their philosophy
3. The earlier Upanisads (700 BC–600 BC)
4. General observations on the systems of Indian philosophy
5. Buddhist philosophy
6. The Jaina philosophy
7. The Kapila and the Patanjala Samkhya (Yoga)
8. The Nyaya-Vaisesika philosophy
9. Mimamsa philosophy
10. The Sankara school of Vedanta.

Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]