Beeswin Shatabdi Mein Darshanshastra

About this book

In this seventh book of the series 'Philosophy: East and West', Dr. Suman Gupta has studied the two main trends of contemporary philosophical thought—linguistic philosophy and existentialism—from the Marxist point of view. Keeping both these ideologies in their correct socio-historical perspective, Dr. Gupta has put a question mark on their prevailing interpretations. He argues that the abstract metaphysical system of these ideologies has also been questioned under the cover of esoteric terminology, which distorts reality instead of presenting a correct world-view. Unlike the approach of linguistic philosophers and existentialists, Dr. Suman Gupta has adopted an approach which not only integrates the diverse aspects of these schools of thought but also goes to the roots of their social reality. Suman Gupta has clearly shown that the concept of man propounded by linguistic philosophers and existentialists portrays man as an abstraction who is unable to transform himself or the world around him through his social activity. Not only has presented a review of these two trends of contemporary philosophy, but has also put forth the world-view which they consider to be correct. Suman Gupta has discussed Linguistic Philosophy and Existentialism with simple skill, but his method is undoubtedly controversial, as a result of which this book will be helpful in developing a new vision towards philosophy and the reader will be able to see the significance of philosophy by connecting it with the real problems of life. For those who want, it will certainly prove to be interesting and readable.