Philosophical Writings

Author(s): Hemant Shah
Publisher: Academy of Philosophy

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As earlier mentioned these papers were written to be read before an august audience of highly learned and scholarly professors and thinkers of philosophy, and so I avoided the explanations or simplification of certain concepts or axims. It was taken for granted that they do not need explanations, and besides the limitation of time and number of pages to be read did not allow me to go into undue details or discussions. However, if the reader feels, she/he can initiate it to further different dimensions.
I would also wish to clear that each and every topic, being the Theme of the respective International Conferences, is very relevant and current. These topics cover a number of issues and a number of topics leading to endless discussions. I do not claim to have covered all of them in my all of the papers. On the contrary, I have taken up only some aspects and explored them. Being conscious, at that time, that I am preparing and presenting to a majority of the scholars working under the impact of the Western Philosophy, I have always tried to bring before them the Indian Standpoint or what Indian Philosophy has to say or contribute to the issue. I must admit that it is this, a touch of Indianness, that made my paper more interesting to them. Let me be very frank that not me or my paper, but Indian Philosophy and its doctrines, theories and arguments pleased them. I hope it will please the reader too.
An inner dormant desire to put these papers in a book form and the outer suggestions and encouragement form friends - from ‘Lovers of Wisdom' are the sources of this publication. Both the inner and the outer are the Divine Blessings to me.
The book has taken several years and I have been greatly inspired and benefited from the help of numerous teachers, friends and relatives. So as not to overburden the preface, I express my thanks in a Acknowledgment section.
- Dr. Hemant Shah