“bimal krishna matilal”

This work is written by one of the finest Indian minds of our times. Matilal took great care to avoid using technical language as the readers he wished to address are not limited to the circle of professional philosophers. In this book, he tries to portray a belief that we can discover, the deep str... More

In this book, Matilal brings together two decades of thought about the origins, development, and nature of Indian logical theory. Matilal brings to bear his distinctive and sophisticated treatment of the philosophical issues, in which our understanding of the theories of the classical Indian writers... More

Never before, in any anthology, have contemporary epistemologists and philosophers of language come together to address the single most neglected important issue at the confluence of these two branches of philosophy, namely: Can we know facts from reliable reports? Besides Hume's subversive discussi... More

This book will be valuable to students and scholars of Indian thought and will be useful for philosophers and others seeking a grounding in Indian logic.... More

Tensions between individual rights and group interests, as well as between interests of different groups, are critical issues in multicultural societies. Here Haksar offers us a theoretical framework for thinking through these dilemmas, drawing particularly on the ideas of Gandhi.... More

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