The Science of Philosophy

Product Descriptionthe Volume Is Concerned With The Concept Of Consciousness And Its Incorporation In Physical Theories. It Tries To Look For A Unifying Mechanism For Fundamental Processes Taking Place Inside The Human Being Which Are Responsible For All Human Actions And Behaviour In Outer World. It Argues That The Essences Of Life In Conjunction With The Consciousness Can Provide A Viable Framework For Understanding The Physical World As Well As Of Human/NonHuman Behaviour And Its Experiences. The Book Presents The Basics Of Vedanta Philosophy, Comparing Its Viewpoint With That Of Objective Science And Other Philosophies To Throw Light On Classification Of Objects And Inner And Outer Worlds And Associated Experiences. It Studies The Theory Of Karma, Recapitulating The Western View And Views Of Modern Science, And Presents The Vedanta Theory Of Karma. It Takes Up Aspects Like The Role Of The Human Being In A Process With A Discussion On The ManMachine Interaction; The Interaction Of The Human Being With The Physical World Within The Framework Of Vedanta Philosophy; And The Interactions Among Human And NonHuman Beings. Several New Concepts Like Dressing Of Essences Of Life With Consciousness, Principle Of Minimum Efforts, A (3/2)Rule For The Fragmentation Of Consciousness, A Definition Of Mind Set Function And Its Evolution, KEffect Etc. Are Introduced In The Book For The First Time. It Repeatedly Points Out The Limitations Of Modern Science In Describing Some Aspects Of Human Behaviour. The Work Will Be Useful To A Broad Spectrum Of Readers, Particularly Scholars And Students, Physicists, Biologists, Psychologists, Professional Philosophers, Particularly Philosophers Of Science.About The Authordr Radhey Shyam Kaushal, Phd (Physics) From Indian Institute Of Technology, Kanpur, In 1970, And Phd (Philosophy) From University Of Delhi In 2000, Has Been Teaching Students Of B.Sc. (Honours) And M.Sc. Courses In The University Of Delhi. Dr Kaushal Has Also Served As Ugc Research Scientist In The Department Of Physics & Astrophysics, University Of Delhi During 19882003. He Visited Germany As Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow And Several Other Countries In Europe, SouthEast Asia And South America During His Academic Pursuits. He Is The Author Of Three Books And The CoAuthor Of A Fourth One Besides About One Hundred Research Papers Published In Journals Of International Repute In The Fields Of Theoretical Nuclear And Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Classical Mechanics, Dynamical Systems And Philosophy Of Science. His Research Work Has Been Cited More Than 400 Times So Far. Since 2009, After Retirement From Ramjas College As Associate Professor, Dr Kaushal Is Working As A Visiting Faculty In The Department Of Physics And Astrophysics, University Of Delhi.