Philosophical Consciousness and Scientific Knowledge (Vol XI Part I)

by D. P. Chattopadhyaya and A. K. Sen Gupta

Philosophical consciousness and scientific knowledge conceptual linkages and civilization background is the first of a set of four launching volumes purported to broach the basic themes of the subject, consciousness, science, society, value and yoga. The main issues that figure in the very title of this volume are indicative of its scope and contents.The emphasis on the above issues is intended among other things to avoid the extremes of reductionism mistakes of value fact dualism and ot clarify the connection between theory and practice, experience and experiment discovery and legitimization of truth claims. D.P. Chattopadhyaya is founder chairman of the Indian council of philosophy research (1981-1990) and president cum chairman of the Indian Institute of advanced study Shimla (1984-1991). Chattopadhyaya is currently the project director of the multidisciplinary 96 vol. Project of history of Indian science philosophy and culture and chairman of the centre for studies in civilization.