The Resurection of Philosophy

by Kevin R.D. Shepherd

Offers a re-evaluation of the meaning of philosophy and also significances in the history of philosophy. The treatment is radical and covers a polymathic field. Mentalist psychology and brain studies, ecology, evolutionism and metaphysics are some components. The chapter on education includes an early statement of anthropography, the version of social science as elaborated by a Cambridge citizen. Chapter five is a critique of New Age themes that presaged the author's more intensive rebuttals of a later phase. The lengthy final chapter on perennial philosophy gives some due attention to historical complexities, and exhibits a spirited confrontation with the traditionalist commentators Coomaraswamy, Schuon and Nasr, while also attesting a strong criticism of the opposing scholar R.C. Zaehner.

Hardcover

First published December 1, 1989

About the author

Kevin R. D. Shepherd is a British author, born in 1950. His early interest in Indian religion developed into studies of Hazrat Babajan, Shirdi Sai Baba, Meher Baba, and other Indian saints. In 1981, he commenced a twelve-year phase of private research at Cambridge University Library, relating to the history of religions and philosophy. He is the author of 14 books, including Gurus Rediscovered (1986), Minds and Sociocultures: Zoroastrianism and the Indian Religions (1995), Investigating the Sai Baba Movement (2005), Hazrat Babajan: A Pathan Sufi of Poona (2014), and Sai Baba of Shirdi: A Biographical Investigation (2015). He maintains six websites and the blog feature Commentaries.