May 30, 2009 - Topics philosophy, knowledge, universal, nature, human, soul, moral, rational, greek, natural, modern philosophy, greek philosophy, middle. A Critical History of Western Philosophy by Y. Masih, This is the enlarged edition of A Critical History of Modern Philosophy. In this new edition Greek and Medieval Philosophies have been added. It is hoped that in the present form the book will be of greater use to the Indian students.
Introduction to Religious Philosophy by ISBN(Hardbound):, 539 ISBN (Paperback):, 546 Price(Hardbound): 525.00 INR Price (Paperback): 325.00 INR Pages: 426 Language: English Year of Pub.: 2017 Edition: 9th reprint Territory: Available For Sale Worldwide Review: This is a book with a clearly visible theme - Advaita. That is not to say, that Masih has not spoken of other things.
One thing to be kept in mind is that this book is not an introduction to philosophy of religion, but an introduction to religious philosophy. Incidentally it escapes the narrow confines of being a mere introduction to religious philosophy, as there are plenty of insights on Philosophy of religion as well. One striking aspect of this book is that the author not only believes, but alongwith, also calculates logically, as to how the various insights of different religions must crossfertilise the visions of one another. Autocad 2007 64 bit with crack free download torrent. This exercise obviously demands a great deal of understanding of the various religious commitments. The author quotes the example of Ramakrishna Paramahansa who suggested that there is something like religious unity and that one is capable of extending oneself beyond the limited confines of a single religion-that all other religions are dialects of the same religion, of the Supreme Spirit. Thus, understanding the Supreme Spirit as a concept is useful, because it is in the nature of a concept that is shareable and communicable.
The author is a clear advocate of the Advaita philosophy. Though Advaita is not mentioned even a single time in the index, the author swears by the theory all through.
One appreciable part of the book is the sweep it has over the subject-though not all-encompassing. From Galloway and Martinieu to J.N. Findlay, Hare Blik, Kant, Hastings, Rashdall to McCloskey and Radhakrishnan, the author has drawn from various thinkers. - Bharati Puri, The Weekend Observer, New Delhi, April 1996 ABOUT THE BOOK: The book is really an Introduction to Contemporary Religious Philosophy, and, is a helpful guide to the students.
The modern relevance of Advaitism has been given its rightful claim in the book. It is a ripened fruit of the preoccupation of the author with religious philosophy for more than fifty years. Preface, Preface to the Second Edition, 1. Definition of Religion, 2. Religion and Other Disciplines, 3. Metaphysical Theories of Religion, 4.
Foundation of Religious Belief, 5. Religious knowledge and language, 6. A General View of Religion and Language, 7. Proofs for the Existence of God: The Ontological Argument, 8. Cosmological Argument, 9. Teleological Argument, 10. The Argument from Religious Experience, 11.
The moral Argument for the Existence of God, 12. The philosophy of theism: The Attributes of God, 13. The problem of evil, 14. The problem of Immortality, 15. The encounter of Religions, index.
Introduction to Religious Philosophy by ISBN(Hardbound):, 539 ISBN (Paperback):, 546 Price(Hardbound): 525.00 INR Price (Paperback): 325.00 INR Pages: 426 Language: English Year of Pub.: 2017 Edition: 9th reprint Territory: Available For Sale Worldwide Review: This is a book with a clearly visible theme - Advaita. That is not to say, that Masih has not spoken of other things. One thing to be kept in mind is that this book is not an introduction to philosophy of religion, but an introduction to religious philosophy. Incidentally it escapes the narrow confines of being a mere introduction to religious philosophy, as there are plenty of insights on Philosophy of religion as well. One striking aspect of this book is that the author not only believes, but alongwith, also calculates logically, as to how the various insights of different religions must crossfertilise the visions of one another.