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Thought and Reality - Hegelianism and Advaita

By Poolla Tirupati Raju Copyright 1937
285 Pages
by Routledge

285 Pages
by Routledge

285 Pages
by Routledge

This work is a contribution to certain aspects of idealistic philosophy.  It is a comparative study, yet it is not a comparison for the sake of comparison. This book examines the supra-rational Absolutism of the West developed under the Hegelian influence, and in the light of the criticisms shows the peculiar character of the Advaita Vedanta of Sankara. It is therefore not a mere... Read more
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Biography

Poolla Tirupati Raju (September 3, 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 of 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.