THE ESSENTIALS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

The Essentials of Indian Philosophy provides a concise, connected account of Indian philosophy, and interpretation and criticism are provided within the limits of the volume. An introductory chapter summarises Vedic religion and philosophy, and then Indian thought is considered in chapters dealing respectively with the early post-Vedic period and the age of the systems. A brief historical survey accompanies each natural division of the subject, in addition to an exposition of its theory of knowledge, ontology and practical teaching. A glossary of Sanskrit terms and a good subject index are provided.

I. Vedic Religion and Philosophy

II. Transition to the Systems

III. Non-Vedic Schools

IV. Nyaya-Vaisesika

V. Sankhya-Yoga

VI. Purva-mimamsa

VII. Vedanta: Absolutistic

VIII. Vedanta: Theistic