Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Volume VI: Indian Philosophical Analysis: Nyaya-Vaisesika from Gangesa to Raghunatha Siromani Book

"The present volume of the Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies takes up the history of Nyaya-Vaisesika where volume two left off, in the 14th century. With Gangesa we enter the literature that has come to be known as Navyanyaya, i.e., 'new Nyaya.' Gangesa's seminal work, the Tattvacintamani, is one of the most famous, as well as most difficult, works of Indian philosophy and this volume begins with the most exhaustive account of its contents hitherto available. A dozen different summarizers have collaborated in preparing these summaries, which total 300 pages.

"The remainder of the volume reconstructs the development of Nyaya-Vaisesika through the next two centuries. Some fifty authors' names are known to us from this period, and 36 of their works are summarized here. The volume ends appropriately in the early 16th century with Raghunatha Siromani, the great commentator on Gangesa's seminal works and one of the most innovative analytical philosophers the world has known.

"Although there is still a long way to go before the complex literature of this period is fully reconstructed and analyzed, this volume represents the basic elements of present-day understanding of the contributions of the philosophers discussed. An introduction by the two editors provides an overview of the ideas expounded in the these test. A total of 22 different scholars combine to render the gist of these materials available to the general public. Subsequent volumes in this series will take Nyaya-Vaisesika to the present." (jacket)