Book Title: World of Philosophy
Author(s): Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave
Publisher: Shanti Prakashan
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________________ About the book 'The world of Philosophy: A Harmony' is a felicitation volume containing varieties of Philosophical papers by distinguished scholars from India and abroad. It encompasses in its ambit the flavour of the Vedas and the Upanishads along with the sermons of Mahabharata and the Geeta. India is a beautiful garden where flowers of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism blossomed in full glory that the aroma of these flowers filled the world with piety, religiosity and morality. This volume contains such fragrance of beautiful teachings of great seers explained in lucid language by scholars. The volume contains papers on Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islamic Mysticism, Gandhian Philosophy, Environment, Yoga, Psychology, Tantra and Modern Management as enshrined in Indian Shastras. About the Editors Prof. Dr. Christopher Key Chapple is Navin and Pratima Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology Department of theological studies Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Los Angeles, California. He teaches Religions of India, Comparative Religious Ethics, Religion and Ecology, World Religions, Asian American Religions in Los Angeles, Religions of East Asia, Religions of the Near East, Buddhism, Comparative Mysticism, Sanskrit, and American Cultures. He knows several languages such as Sanskrit, Tibetan, French, Spanish and German. Dr. Intaj Malek is an expert in English literature and Philosophy. He is an Assistant Commissioner in the Commercial Tax Department of Gujarat. He is an Honorary External PhD guide in the subject of Philosophy Gujarat University. He is expert in Vedanta, Jainism, Islamic Mysticism, comparative religious studies and Western Philosophy. Dr. Dilip Charan is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department in the Department of Philosophy Gujarat University. He is expert in Philosophy in Gujarat and Philosophy of Social Sciences.He has presented several papers in national and International Conferences. Dr. Sunanda Shastri is an Associate Professor in Sanskrit in the Department of Languages Gujarat University. She is M.A in Vyakaran and M.A in Vedanta. She has four books to her credit. She knows several languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Marathi, and Kannad, She was invited by Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, USA to teach Sanskrit in 1994. Prof. Prashant Dave former Head of the Department of Philosophy in Nalini and Arvind Arts College, Vallabh Vidyanagar is expert in Post Modern Western Philosophy. He is providing his expert services to the Government of Gujarat. 2011 Rs. 2500/ ISBN 978-93-81090-00-8 Correspondence Shanti Prakashan D- 19/220, Nandanvan Appartment, (Near. Bhavsar Hostel), Nava Vadaj, AHMEDABAD-380 013, (Gujarat) Ph. : 27646271 Fax : 079-27647001 E-mail : shantiprakashan1958@gmail.com SHANTI PRAKASHAN 911789381110 90008 ||
