- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustration
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Pandits and Professors
- 2 Rabindranath Tagore, “Nationalism in India” (1917)
- 3 Aurobindo Ghosh, “The Renaissance in India” (1918)
- 4 A. K. Coomaraswamy, “Indian Nationality” (1909)
- 5 Lajpat Rai, “Reform or Revival?” (1904)
- 6 Bhagavan Das, “The Meaning of Swaraj or Self-Government” (1921)
- 7 K. C. Bhattacharyya, “Svaraj in Ideas” (1928)
- 1 A. K. Coomaraswamy, “Art and Swadeshi” (1910)
- 2 Aurobindo Ghosh, “The Future Poetry” (1917–1918)
- 3 Rabindranath Tagore, “Pathway to Mukti” (1925)
- 4 B. K. Sarkar, “Viewpoints in Aesthetics” (1922)
- 5 K. C. Bhattacharyya, “The Concept of Rasa” (1930)
- 6 M. Hiriyanna, “Indian Aesthetics 2,” “Art Experience 2” (1951)
- 7 Art Experience 2
- 8 An Indian in Paris
- 1 R. D. Ranade, “The Problem of Ultimate Reality in the Upanishads” (1926)
- 2 Vivekananda, Jñāna Yoga (1915)
- 3 A. C. Mukerji, “Absolute Consciousness” (1938)
- 4 Ras Bihari Das, “The Falsity of the World” (1940)
- 5 S. S. Suryanarayana Sastri, “Advaita, Causality and Human Freedom” (1940)
- 6 A. C. Mukerji, “Śaṅkara’s Theory of Consciousness” (1937)
- 7 V. S. Iyer, Śaṅkara’s Philosophy (1955)
- 8 P. T. Raju, “Scepticism and Its Place in Śaṅkara’s Philosophy” (1937)
- 9 Bringing Brahman Down to Earth
- 1 The Plato of Allahabad
- 2 A. C. Mukerji, “The Realist’s Conception of Idealism” (1927)
- 3 Hiralal Haldar, “Realistic Idealism” (1930)
- 4 K. C. Bhattacharyya, “The Concept of Philosophy” (1936)
- 5 M. Hiriyanna, “The Problem of Truth” (1930)
- 6 G. R. Malkani, “Philosophical Truth” (1949)
- 7 A. C. Mukerji, “Traditional Epistemology” (1950)
- 1 Symposium
- A Bibliography of Significant Work in Indian Philosophy from the Colonial Period and the Immediate Postindependence Period
- Index
The Plato of Allahabad
The Plato of Allahabad
A. C. Mukerji’s Contributions to Indian and to World Philosophy*
- Chapter:
- (p.455) 1 The Plato of Allahabad
- Source:
- Indian Philosophy in English
- Author(s):
Nalini Bhushan
Jay L. Garfield
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter examines Anukul Chandra Mukerji’s contributions to both Indian and world philosophy. It first considers Daya Krishna’s claim that there was no Indian philosophy in Anglophone universities during the British Raj before turning to Mukerji’s argument that Indian philosophy under the Raj was treated with scorn and contempt. In Indian art and aesthetics, a curious dilemma between authenticity and creativity frames the evaluation of art during the colonial period. Nonetheless, Indian colonial art has subsequently been reassessed and this false dichotomy put aside. However, while that same dilemma structures the reception of Indian philosophy during that period, it has not yet been set aside in this domain. The chapter presents a case study of the work of Mukerji, with particular emphasis on his philosophical views on subjects such as idealism and realism.
Keywords: world philosophy, Anukul Chandra Mukerji, Daya Krishna, Indian philosophy, British Raj, Indian art, aesthetics, creativity, idealism, realism
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Illustration
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Pandits and Professors
- 2 Rabindranath Tagore, “Nationalism in India” (1917)
- 3 Aurobindo Ghosh, “The Renaissance in India” (1918)
- 4 A. K. Coomaraswamy, “Indian Nationality” (1909)
- 5 Lajpat Rai, “Reform or Revival?” (1904)
- 6 Bhagavan Das, “The Meaning of Swaraj or Self-Government” (1921)
- 7 K. C. Bhattacharyya, “Svaraj in Ideas” (1928)
- 1 A. K. Coomaraswamy, “Art and Swadeshi” (1910)
- 2 Aurobindo Ghosh, “The Future Poetry” (1917–1918)
- 3 Rabindranath Tagore, “Pathway to Mukti” (1925)
- 4 B. K. Sarkar, “Viewpoints in Aesthetics” (1922)
- 5 K. C. Bhattacharyya, “The Concept of Rasa” (1930)
- 6 M. Hiriyanna, “Indian Aesthetics 2,” “Art Experience 2” (1951)
- 7 Art Experience 2
- 8 An Indian in Paris
- 1 R. D. Ranade, “The Problem of Ultimate Reality in the Upanishads” (1926)
- 2 Vivekananda, Jñāna Yoga (1915)
- 3 A. C. Mukerji, “Absolute Consciousness” (1938)
- 4 Ras Bihari Das, “The Falsity of the World” (1940)
- 5 S. S. Suryanarayana Sastri, “Advaita, Causality and Human Freedom” (1940)
- 6 A. C. Mukerji, “Śaṅkara’s Theory of Consciousness” (1937)
- 7 V. S. Iyer, Śaṅkara’s Philosophy (1955)
- 8 P. T. Raju, “Scepticism and Its Place in Śaṅkara’s Philosophy” (1937)
- 9 Bringing Brahman Down to Earth
- 1 The Plato of Allahabad
- 2 A. C. Mukerji, “The Realist’s Conception of Idealism” (1927)
- 3 Hiralal Haldar, “Realistic Idealism” (1930)
- 4 K. C. Bhattacharyya, “The Concept of Philosophy” (1936)
- 5 M. Hiriyanna, “The Problem of Truth” (1930)
- 6 G. R. Malkani, “Philosophical Truth” (1949)
- 7 A. C. Mukerji, “Traditional Epistemology” (1950)
- 1 Symposium
- A Bibliography of Significant Work in Indian Philosophy from the Colonial Period and the Immediate Postindependence Period
- Index
