An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, termed by Srila Prabhupada as 'very authoritative', while introducing the reader to the spirit, vast ocean of knowledge and outlook of Indian philosophy, also helps him to grasp thoroughly the central ideas. Philosophy, in its widest etymological sense, means 'love of knowledge'. It tries to search for knowledge of himself, the world and God, and describes the Indian way of life as we know it. Indian philosophy denotes the philosophical speculations of all Indian thinkers, ancient or modern, Hindus or non-Hindus, theists or atheists. Some believe 'Indian philosophy' to be synonymous with 'Hindu philosophy', however, this would be true only if the word 'Hindu' were taken in the geographical sense of 'Indian'. But if 'Hindu' means the followers of a particular religious faith known as Hinduism, the supposition would be wrong and misleading. The authors have, with considerable merit, highlighted the significance of Indian views in terms of modern Western thought. An Introduction to Indian Philosophy is a seminal work covering topics as varied as the Carvaka, Jain, Vaisesika, Mimamsa, Buddha, Sankhya Systems, amongst others.
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The theistic bent of the authors becomes very clear in treatment meted out to the atheistic school of Hinduism of Carvaka. The school of sceptic thought have been covered in mere 14 pages. The rest out of the total 400 pages long book goes on covering the usual God centric philosophy.Not a balanced read.But yet a nice book if you want to get introduced to many school of thoughts in Hinduism. Not a easy read though.
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This book is a classic when it comes to Indian philosophy. Nine systems of Indian Philosophy are covered. The three non-orthodox systems (Buddhism, Jainism & Caruvaka) and the six orthodox systems are covered in a good level of detail in a fairly easy to understand manner.

For a causal reader, Indian or Western, this book will be a great way to begin to understand Indian Philosophy. For this category of readers, it is recommended that the first section (General Intro) be read at least twice, as it forms the basis for the rest of the book.

For any student of MA Philosophy, this book provides the depth necessary to cover each aspect and with assistance from teachers you will be able to breeze through it.
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Good gentle introduction to Indian philosophical darshans. A must for those who want a clear exposition and introduction of the subject. Great to see the Kindle e-version of the book too. I bought both the paperback and e-versions just for the sake of such books.