Concepts of Reason and Intuition

This work is a systematic and critical study of two most important problems of philosophy Reason and Intuition. The philosophical thought of the twentieth-century Indian thinkers articulates fresh ideas. Though they accept the metaphysical doctrines of Vedanta, one finds a good deal of originality in their world-views. The great thinkers are fully aware that unless they interpret and formulate the traditional truths in the modern framework of ideas, they would cease to inspire. There seems to be a distinct change in their views concerning man's existence in the world. The book embodies a fresh approach towards critical evaluation of some theories and gives valuable insights. It attempts to make relevant comparisons of the views of Indian thinkers with those of some of the eminent thinkers of the West. In the detailed study of Sri Aurobindo, K.C. Bhattacharyya and S. Radhakrishnan, the author shows, not only a profound grasp of the concepts of Reason and Intuition, but also the admirable understanding of other important metaphysical and religious problems. This book cannot miss the sight of students of philosophy, researchers and scholars.

Prof. Ramesh Chandra Sinha (1944 ) has obtained his PhD from the Banaras Hindu University in 1969. He was appointed as temporary Lecturer in 1966-1968 in the Post-graduate department of Indian Philosophy and Religion, College of Indology, BHU. He worked as Lecturer, Reader and Professor from 1970 to 2004 in the Patna University. He was awarded Guest Fellowship by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, and Senior Fellowship by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi. He has attended and presented several papers in the universities of Canada, London, USA and South Korea. He has three books to his credit and a number of his articles have been published in different research journals. He has been awarded Loknayak Samman by the Vice-President of India and Vidyabhushan by Vidwat Parishad, Varanasi.