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The Six Ways of Knowing: A Critical Study of the Advaita Theory of Knowledge
THIS RARE/ANTIQUE BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 1972 BY University of calcutta HAVING 360 PGS AND SIZE 5.50*8.75 WRITTEN IN English. THE BOOK IS IN READABLE CONDITION Originally in Hardcover with some issues like Without jacket and some Pin Holes. THE IMAGE OF THIS BOOK IS GIVEN FOR YOUR REFERENCE. WE CAN REBIND THE SAME IN LEATHER BINDING FOR EXTRA $ 25.
306 pages, Hardcover
Published December 6, 2016
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July 15, 2025
An excellent and lucid analysis of the six independent sources of knowledge relied on in the Vedānta and Mimāmsā darshanas. The comparative perspective of pitching Vedāntic epistemology against that of Western epistemology, finding points of divergence and convergence, is also helpful. Prof. Datta haa done a solid job showing that Vedāntic theory of knowledge is perhaps the last word on this subject.
But on one topic - the theory of senses and mind - Prof. Datta has given unnecessary credence to the orthodox Vedāntic view that the mind goes out through sesnsory apertures and occupies the same space as that of the object. Scientific theories of light and brains provide a more compelling description of perceptual knowledge, and in their light, Vedāntic theories of the mind must be discarded. By not doing so, Prof. Datta has been somewhat dogmatic in his defence.
But where he is at his forceful best is his defence of scriptural knowledge. Vedānta's (actually Mimāmsā's) enduring contribution to the theory of knowledge is the analysis of testimonial knowledge, and Prof. Datta's exposition stands out for its clarity and relevance to eternal existential problems.
But on one topic - the theory of senses and mind - Prof. Datta has given unnecessary credence to the orthodox Vedāntic view that the mind goes out through sesnsory apertures and occupies the same space as that of the object. Scientific theories of light and brains provide a more compelling description of perceptual knowledge, and in their light, Vedāntic theories of the mind must be discarded. By not doing so, Prof. Datta has been somewhat dogmatic in his defence.
But where he is at his forceful best is his defence of scriptural knowledge. Vedānta's (actually Mimāmsā's) enduring contribution to the theory of knowledge is the analysis of testimonial knowledge, and Prof. Datta's exposition stands out for its clarity and relevance to eternal existential problems.
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