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Hardcover. Zustand: New. About the Book In this book, an attempt has been made to bring out the significance of the two-fold role of reason in Sankara Vedanta. The work has been divided into six chapters. In the first chapter (Introduction), the salient features of Sankaras method of criticism and construction have been hinted at, and the two-fold role of reason in his Vedanta has been dealt with. In the next four chapters, Sankaras criticisms of rival meta-physical systems (viz., Samkhya, Vaisesika, Buddhism, Jainism, Pasupata and Pancaratra) have been explained and discussed. In the concluding chapter, the relative merits of the two roles of reason in Sankara Vedanta have been assessed and the justification for the new interpretation of the subject under discussion has been given. Preface Role of Reason in Sankara Vedanta is an improved version of my thesis entitled An Evaluation of Sankaras Critique of Rival Metaphysical Systems on which I obtained Ph. D. degree from B.H.U. in 1972. In this book, an attempt has been made to bring out the significance of the two-fold role of reason in Sankara Vedanta. The work has been divided into six chapters. In the first chapter (Introduction), the salient features of Sankaras method of criticism and construction have been hinted at, and the two-fold role of reason in his Vedanta has been dealt with. In the next four chapters, Sankaras criticisms of rival meta- physical systems (viz., Sankhya, Vaisesika, Buddhism, Jainism, Pasupata and Pancaratra) have been explained and discussed. In the concluding chapter, the relative merits of the two roles of reason in Sankara Vedanta have been assessed and the justification for the new interpretation of the subject under<.