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Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Preface/N.S. Rangaswamy. General introduction/D.P. Chattopadhyaya. 1. Origin and diversity of life/T. Ramakrishna Rao. 2. Organic evolution/Renee M. Borges. 3. Human evolution/Partha P. Majumder. 4. Cultural evolution perspectives and problems/Kakatkar Vasudeva Rao. 5. What organisms do/Kambadur Muralidhar. 6. Brain mind and consciousness/A.K. Mukhopadhyay. 7. Language evolution and the human brain/R.C. Sharma. 8. Tracing the biological roots of knowledge/G. Nagarjuna. 9. Microbes and man/Jugsharan S. Virdi. 10. From genomics to Ayurgenomics/B.K. Thelma. 11. Biology and biotechnology for human welfare/Manju Sharma. 12. Synthetic life and artificial organisms/Dinkar Sahal. 13. Philosophy of biology/S. Duraiswami. Glossary. Index. The volumes of the Project of History of Science Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization aim to discover the central aspects of India's heritage and present them in an interrelated manner. In spite of their unitary look these volumes recognize the difference between the areas of material civilization and those of ideational culture. The Project is not being executed by a single group of thinkers methodologically uniform or ideologically identical in their commitments. Rather contributions are made by different scholars of diverse ideological persuasions and methodological approaches. The Project is marked by what may be called methodological pluralism. In spite of its primarily historical character this project both in its conceptualization and execution has been shaped by scholars drawn from different disciplines. It is the first time that an endeavour of such unique and comprehensive character has been undertaken to study critically a major world civilization. Organicism is a less common word it replaces the term vitalism. The 13 Chaptered Life and Organicism offers a blend of conceptual biology and philosophy. Besides elaborating what organicism is the Volume describes the Vasudha eva kutumbakam and the Gaia hypothesis on origin of life the historical biogeography of India how the claims about genetically superior races are baseless how cell division phenomenon is central to organismal biology and the neurobiological basis of ego. Furthermore the book expounds the subject of consciousness as an amalgam of neuroscience philosophy and mysticism traces languages evolution and the roots to knowledge as biological themes highlights the role of microbes in green chemistry and bioterrorism unravels the novel concept of Ayurgenomics (an elegant synthesis of genomics with Ayurveda) narrates the impact of modern biology on agriculture and healthcare systems and how researches on low birth weight babies and several re emerging infections are ushering an era of molecular medicine and aptly extols the motto Think globally and act locally embodied in Atharva Veda. The account on synthetic life and artificial organisms makes one ponder about what characterizes life. Indeed the future of biology lies in understanding the nature and role of several kinds of languages besides genetic code. The Volume is addressed to the educated laity and not just to students or specialists. The sporadic illustrations complement the text. A glossary of technical terms and a detailed index are provided. It is hoped that the Volume would kindle the readers Interest to know more about life and organisms. 396 pp.

Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Preface. General introduction. I. Basic concepts interpretations 1. When western idea fails/Sibajiban Bhattacharyya. 2. Self society and science theoretical and historical perspectives/D.P. Chattopadhyaya. 3. Philosophy and self realization in the Rgveda/Nicholas Kazanas. 4. Self subjectivity and social sciences/Chhanda Gupta. 5. Self society and nature/S.R. Bhatt. 6. Science society and the individual/N. Mukunda. 7. Consciousness in search of its ecology/G.L. Pandit. 8. Time's loom and the yarn of progress/Lokesh Chandra. 9. Self society and science a la philosophical ideas of Rabindranath Tagore/Manjulika Ghosh. II. Historical Indian perspectives 10. Yoga consciousness and human fulfilment/Kireet Joshi. 11. Indian scientific and technological achievements/B.V. Subbarayappa. 12. Idealism and the programme of interiorization of consciousness new possibilities for idealism/Kalyan Kumar Bagchi. 13. Self and consciousness in Vedanta and Buddhism/G.C. Nayak. 14. Why be moral. Buddhism and social ethics/Malabika Majumdar. 15. Vedic view of self/Shashi Prabha Kumar. 16. Advaita concept of the self/N. Veezhinathan. 17. Atman Quasi recurrence and Paticca Samuppada/C.K. Raju. 18. The idea of a morally ordered universe/Vibha Chaturvedi. 19. Self and self transcendence in the Bhagavad Gita/Sangeetha Menon. III. Western views 20. On embracing a religion called positivism/R.A. Mashelkar. 21. Alienation in science/Krishna Roy. 22. Rediscovering the metaphysical self/R.C. Pradhan. 23. Sartre's theory on self and its social relevance/S. Gopalan. 24. Darwin's evolution a dangerous idea/A. Kanthamani. 25. Critical theory and late orientalism reflections on modernity and the modern sciences/Murzban Jal. 26. Self and society revisiting cartesianism/P.K. Mohapatra. IV. Scientific reflections 27. Science as a form of culture/D.P. Chattopadhyaya. 28. Ethical issues in biotechnology/Manju Sharma Alka Sharma Vijaylakshmi Ravindranath. 29. Quantum reality vis a vis classical reality/Dipankar Home. 30. Scientific terms across traditions/Sundar Sarukkai. 31. Dimensions of self biological to spiritual/S.S. Antarkar. 32. Science values and objectivity/Shashi Motilal. 33. An evolutionary approach to consciousness/Vidyanand Nanjundiah. V. Social bearings 34. Tragic dominance of the self/Yash Pal. 35. Neurosciences and philosophy/G.C. Pande. 36. Of mice and men ethical issues in animal exploitation/Anindya Sinha. 37. Self man and society technology and industrialization/N.S.S. Raman. 38. Traditional value and valuable tradition/Nirmal Sengupta. 39. Self and objectivity in social sciences/Hiranmay Banerjee. 40. Popper's search for a better world/Pradip Kumar Sengupta. 41. Interfaith for value education/Reeta Bagchi. Index of names. Index of subjects. Self Society and Science Theoretical and Historical Perspectives is one of a set of four volumes purported to broach the basic themes of the subject Consciousness Science Society Value and Yoga (CONSSAVY). This sub project is a part and extension of the ongoing Project of History of Indian Science Philosophy and Culture [PHISPC]. Science has been described both as abstract and concrete. Mathematical language constructive orientation and the invisible universality of scientific laws make it abstract. But when its dependence on human experience and practice is recalled science is felt to be concrete and close to common sense. Science is social in a double sense. No individual in his isolation can create science. He is influenced by the views of others predecessors and contemporaries and scientific truth claims need to be attested at least in principle by all. Sociology of science is a valid form of knowledge. Without peer endorsement and acceptance no new scientific theory is recognized as truly scientific. Of course the validation of science is a more comprehensive affair than the mere sociological approval of it. In science diverse information about the world are sought to be systematized in terms of laws.