The Philosophical Traditions of India

by P.T. Raju

This volume conveys that Indian philosophy has intricate and complex metaphysical and epistemological theories as other philosophies and that these disciplines - epistemology and metaphysics - are an essential part of Indian philosophy.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Poola Tirupati Raju (1904–1992) was an Indian writer, philosopher, academic and a former professor of Jaswant College, Jodhpur (present day Jai Narain Vyas University. He was the author of several books, both in English and Telugu, on Indian philosophy and literature. His publications include Structural Depths of Indian Thought, Telugu Literature, The Philosophical Traditions of India Introduction to Comparative Philosophy and Idealistic Thought of India. He was the editor the The Concept of Man: A Study in Comparative Philosophy, written by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1958, for his contributions to Literature and education