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684 pages
published by Princeton University Press
ISBN 0691019584

«This Source Book in Indian Philosophy fulfills two needs, namely, to supply Western readers with basic source material on Indian philosophy in convenient and usable form and to present source material which represents all of the major philosophical systems and perspectives of India, not merely its earliest and most religious background... There is a general introduction giving a brief history and outline of Indian philosophy, as well as a short explanatory introduction accompanying the selections from each major system.»

From the table of Contents:

• The Vedas, The Upanisads
• The Bhagavad-gita, The Mahabharata, The Laws of Manu, Kautilya's Artha-sastra
• Carvaka, Jainism, Buddhism
• Nyaya, Vaisesika, Samkhya, Yoga, Purva Mimamsa, Vedanta (Samkara, Ramanuja, Madhva)
• Sri Aurobindo, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
• Appendices, Bibliography & Index

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) was a prominent Indian philosopher, author and educationalist. He was equally at home in the European and Asiatic traditions of thought, and devoted an immense amount of energy to interpreting Indian religion, culture and philosophy for the rest of the world. He was a visiting professor at many foreign universities, and served as India's Ambassador Extraordinary to Russia from 1949 to 1952. He became President of India in 1961 and held this rank until 1967, when he retired from public life.

Charles A. Moore was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawaii.

Last Updated Saturday, December 26, 1998