In this book, the author has choosen deliberatly a very dominant trend of the classical philosophical literature as his subject of study.
The age of the material used here demands both philological scholaship and philosophical amplification. Several important concepts and theories have been singled out for critical analysis and clarification in modern terms so that the results may be intelligible to modern students of both sanskrit and philosophy.
About the Author:
Bimal Krishna Matilal was Jubilee Scholar in 1954-56, and recipient of Hem Chandra Goswami Prize and Gold Medal in 1956. He was a Harvard-Yenching Fellow in 1962-64. Having obtained his M.A.and Ph.D. from Hardward from Hardwars in 1965. He started teaching at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has been the Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University and a Fellow of All Souls College.
