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Reason and Tradition in Indian Thought: An Essay on the Nature of Indian Philosophical Thinking. By Jitendra Nath Mohanty. New York: Clarendon Press, 1992. Pp. viii + 306. $65.
Mohanty tells us that this is the first of a projected pair of books: this one deals with what he terms "theoretical reason," while the second, to come, will discuss "practical and aesthetic reason in Indian thought." Although portions of the present volume stem from earlier papers read and/or published, by and large this is a fresh attack on some of the most central, important topics broached in classical Indian philosophy. There can hardly be anyone more qualified to lead the attack than Mohanty.
The author's main concern in this...