| ISBN13: | 9781138342859 |
| ISBN10: | 1138342858 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 258 pages |
| Size: | 234x156 mm |
| Weight: | 453 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 7 Illustrations, black & white; 7 Line drawings, black & white |
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Sociology in general, methodology, handbooks
Philosophy in general
Religious sciences in general
Regional studies
Literature in general, reference works
Ancient History (until the fall of the Roman Empire)
Further readings in religion
Cultural studies
Social geography
Sociology in general, methodology, handbooks (charity campaign)
Philosophy in general (charity campaign)
Religious sciences in general (charity campaign)
Regional studies (charity campaign)
Literature in general, reference works (charity campaign)
Ancient History (until the fall of the Roman Empire) (charity campaign)
Further readings in religion (charity campaign)
Cultural studies (charity campaign)
Social geography (charity campaign)
New Perspectives in Indian Science and Civilization
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This book examines key aspects of the history, philosophy, and culture of science in India, especially from the larger idea of an Indic civilization. It discusses issues such as scientism and religious dogma, dialectics of faith and knowledge, science under colonial conditions, grammar, western science, classical logic, metaphysics and methodology.
This book examines key aspects of the history, philosophy, and culture of science in India, especially as they may be comprehended in the larger idea of an Indian civilization. The authors, drawn from a range of disciplines, discuss a wide array of issues ? scientism and religious dogma, dialectics of faith and knowledge, science under colonial conditions, science and study of grammar, western science and classical systems of logic, metaphysics and methodology, and science and spirituality in the Mahabharata. This collection of essays aims to evolve a framework in which science, culture, and society in India may be studied fruitfully across disciplines and historical periods.
With its diverse themes and original approaches, the book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in the fields of the history and philosophy of science, science and religion, cultural studies and colonial studies, philosophy and history, as well as India studies and South Asian studies.
"This is a much-needed volume that traces the links between science, spirituality, culture and society in the Indian context. How universal is science? Is the truth as sought by scientists absolute? What indeed is science itself? These and more questions are admirably probed by the several authors of this volume, which is ably edited by Makarand Paranjape."
Gautam R. Desiraju, formerly Professor, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India
"While the scientific method is universal, the domains of scientific inquiry, the embedding of scientific results and their philosophical framings are all civilization- and even culture-specific. The present volume is an admirable attempt to elucidate many of the critical links between the domains of science and the civilization of India. It is sure to catalyze substantial further inquiry."
Shailendra Raj Mehta, President, Director, and Distinguished Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, MICA, Ahmedabad, India
Acknowledgements. Foreword. Prologue: Indian Psyche and Science. 1. Introduction 2. Science and Spirituality: Is There a Common Ground? 3. Dialectics of Culture and Science 4. Culture and Science in Twenty-first Century India 5. Modern Science in India and the Emergence of a New Worldview: Challenges and Opportunities 6. Knowledge and Science in the Context of Indian Languages 7. Indian Deductive System: The Logical Basis of Indian Sciences 8. Motion Interpreted: A Bridge between Science and Spirituality 9. Indian Science and Semiotics: Some Reflections 10. Integral Non-dualism and Modern Science: Some Reflections 11. Principles of Plant Taxonomy: A Fresh Insight into the Ancient Indian Methodology and Philosophy of Naming and Classifying Medicinal Plants 12. A Macro-Micro Systems Approach to Frame Holistic Studies on the Culture and Philosophy of Science in India 13. Reconciling Free Will and Determinism: An Indian Appropriation of Benjamin Libet?s Neuroscientific Findings 14. Science and Spirituality from the Perspective of the Mahabharata 15. Revisiting Concepts of Health and Disease: Evolution, Philosophy, and Integration 16. A Connecticut Yankee in Indira?s Court: A Brief Account of Modern Indian Science
