Lokāyata/Cārvāka: A Philosophical Inquiry

by Pradaipa Gokhale

Philosophy in the Indian tradition is often believed to be essentially religious in character. Even schools like Nyaya and Buddhism correlate their logic and epistemology with a transcendent religious goal. Yet, there exists a purely secular and rational exercise within the Indian philosophical traditionsthe Lokayata/Carvaka school of philosophy.

Owing to a lack of substantial literary sources, Lokayata has received only scant attention from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199460639
• ISBN13: 9780199460632
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"