Science and the Indian Tradition by Gosling, David L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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India in the Modern World Contents Illustrations

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Acknowledgements 1 Introduction

Science in India Science and the environment Society and tradition Science and religion Einstein meets Tagore Methodology Conclusion

2 Science in India’s intellectual renaissance

Macaulay’s Minute The secularization of belief The Reformers The Ramakrishna Mission Raja Yoga Vivekananda and reincarnation Aurobindo Ghose Rejecting the past Science and the Muslims Rabindranath Tagore Conclusion

3 Tradition redefined

A temple vignette Vedāntic origins The inverted tree Christianity vindicated The Hindu-Catholic fire-eater Conclusion

4 Worldviews in encounter

Early Indian science External influences Classical Indian science Science under Islam European philosophy and science Darwin, evolution and progress The nature of the universe Conclusion

5 Relativity and beyond

The road to relativity Quantum theory General relativity Bose-Einstein statistics The Uncertainty Principle Towards a unified field A road less travelled State of the art Conclusion

6 Indian science comes of age

Science becomes institutionalized The rediscovery of ancient science Eminent scientists

Prafulla Chandra Roy Jagadish Chandra Bose Satyendra Nath Bose Srinivasa Ramanujan Other eminent scientists

Conclusion

7 An investigation into the beliefs of Indian scientists

Framing the hypotheses Previous research Results of the investigation Religious affiliation The relationship between science and religion Investigation of the hypotheses Comparison between Hindus and Christians The influence of science Issues of historical significance Discussion of the results and conclusions of investigation

8 How clear is reason’s stream?

Tagore’s major themes The God of humanity Einstein’s religion Spinoza’s God Meeting of minds Dialogue in context Another view of science Contemporary perspectives Conclusion

9 Looking to the future

Avoiding the pitfalls Hidden unity

Appendix A The nature of reality Appendix B Investigation questionnaire (Chapter 7)

Part A General background Part B Science and religion

Select glossary of terms Notes Select bibliography Index