Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture
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Project of History of Indian science and civilization under the general editorship of Professor D. P. Chattopadhyaya
. The series also contains 20 monographs.
Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC), is a large-scale literary project supervised and administered by Centre for Studies in Civilizations
, under the general editorship of Professor D. P. Chattopadhyaya
, and entirely funded by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development. The goal of the project is to publish fifty volumes of books and anthologies, thirty of which will be major volumes, and twenty of which are to be monographs. According to the last update on the projects website, seven volumes and eleven monographs have been published, and in the financial year 2001-02, 7-8 more volumes were to be published, and one monograph.
The volumes (with many book parts) are divided thus:
A sub-project in the larger project is Consciousness Science, Society, Value, and Yoga
(CONSSAVY) with five planned volumes (each with several books):
, philosophy
, and the arts
. Thirteen of these volumes have already appeared:
D. P. Chattopadhyaya
For the Marxist philosopher of the same name, see: Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya is the Founder/Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi...
. The series also contains 20 monographs.
Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC), is a large-scale literary project supervised and administered by Centre for Studies in Civilizations
Centre for Studies in Civilizations
The Centre for Studies in Civilizations , founded October 12, 1995, is a non-governmental organization based in India. According to their website, the center "aims at conducting, promoting and facilitating studies and research in the broad areas of history, philosophy, culture, science and...
, under the general editorship of Professor D. P. Chattopadhyaya
D. P. Chattopadhyaya
For the Marxist philosopher of the same name, see: Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya is the Founder/Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi...
, and entirely funded by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development. The goal of the project is to publish fifty volumes of books and anthologies, thirty of which will be major volumes, and twenty of which are to be monographs. According to the last update on the projects website, seven volumes and eleven monographs have been published, and in the financial year 2001-02, 7-8 more volumes were to be published, and one monograph.
Volumes
A Decadal Project aimed at corroborating the Indian traditions (pertaining to the various branches of sciences) with the extant Archaeological Remains of India (dated members) on completion has now been published in Germany, in Sep.2010. This work is entirely Archaeology Based that are in-situ and hence - verifiable. The Book also reports about the whereabouts of 150 Palm leaf manuscripts (iron stylus engraved) of great antiquity; AND, also takes the non-Hindu readers into the store houses of Hindu shrines (considered as almanacs in stone) - that are out of bounds for the non-Hindus. "Indian Ancient Sciences" ISBN -978-3-8383-9027-7; Lap Lambert; Germany.The volumes (with many book parts) are divided thus:
- Conceptual volumes in two parts on Science, Philosophy and Culture edited by D. P. ChattopadhyayaD. P. ChattopadhyayaFor the Marxist philosopher of the same name, see: Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya is the Founder/Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi...
and Ravinder Kumar - Volume 1. The Dawn and Development of Indian Civilization.
- Part 1. The Dawn of Indian civilization, edited by Govind Chandra PandeGovind Chandra PandeGovind Chandra Pande is a well-known Indian historian of the Vedic and the Buddhist periods . He has served a professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universities...
- Part 2. Life, thought and culture in India (from c. 600 BC to c. AD 300) edited by Govind Chandra PandeGovind Chandra PandeGovind Chandra Pande is a well-known Indian historian of the Vedic and the Buddhist periods . He has served a professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universities...
- Part 3. India's interaction with Southeast AsiaSoutheast AsiaSoutheast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, edited by Govind Chandra PandeGovind Chandra PandeGovind Chandra Pande is a well-known Indian historian of the Vedic and the Buddhist periods . He has served a professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universities... - Part 4. A golden chain of civilization: Indian, IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian, SemiticSemiticIn linguistics and ethnology, Semitic was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages...
, and Hellenic, edited by Govind Chandra PandeGovind Chandra PandeGovind Chandra Pande is a well-known Indian historian of the Vedic and the Buddhist periods . He has served a professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universities... - Part 5. Puranas, History and Itihasa edited by Vidya Niwas MishraVidya Niwas MishraVidya Niwas Mishra was a scholar, a noted Hindi-Sanskrit littérateur, and a journalist.Born at Pakardiha in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh in January, 1926, he had his education at Allahabad University and Gorakhpur University. After his M.A...
- Volume 2. Life, Thought and Culture in India (AD 300 -1100)
- Volume 3. Development of PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, ScienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and TechnologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
in India and Neighbouring Civilizations - Volume 4. Fundamental Indian Ideas in PhysicsPhysicsPhysics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, ChemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Life SciencesLife sciencesThe life sciences comprise the fields of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms, like plants, animals, and human beings. While biology remains the centerpiece of the life sciences, technological advances in molecular biology and biotechnology have led to a burgeoning of...
and MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.... - Volume 5. AgricultureAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
in India - Volume 6. CultureCultureCulture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
, LanguageLanguageLanguage may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
, LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer.... - Volume 7. The Rise of New Polity and Life in Villages and Towns
- Volume 8. Economic History of India
- Volume 9. Colonial Period
- Part 1. Medicine in India: Modern Period, by O.P. Jaggi.
- Volume 10. Towards Independence
- Part 1. Development of Indian philosophy from eighteenth century onwards, by Daya Krishna
- Volume 15. Science pre Independence
- Part 4. Edited by Umadas Gupta 2011
A sub-project in the larger project is Consciousness Science, Society, Value, and Yoga
Consciousness Science, Society, Value, and Yoga
Consciousness Science, Society, Value, and Yoga is a sub-project of the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture, a 80+ volume national project on Indian science and civilization under the general editorship of Professor D. P. Chattopadhyaya...
(CONSSAVY) with five planned volumes (each with several books):
- Volume 1. Levels of Reality
- Volume 2. Theories of Natural and Life Sciences
- Volume 3. Natural and Cultural Sciences
- Volume 4. Science, Technology, PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and YogaYogaYoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul... - Volume 5. YogaYogaYoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
Monographs
The Monograph series of PHISPC has 20 planned volumes on different aspects of scienceScience
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and the arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
. Thirteen of these volumes have already appeared:
- Volume 1. Philosophy and Culture in Historical Perspective edited by D. P. ChattopadhyayaD. P. ChattopadhyayaFor the Marxist philosopher of the same name, see: Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya is the Founder/Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi...
and Ravinder Kumar - Volume 2. Some Aspects of India's Philosophical and Scientific Heritage edited by D. P. ChattopadhyayaD. P. ChattopadhyayaFor the Marxist philosopher of the same name, see: Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya is the Founder/Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi...
and Ravinder Kumar - Volume 3. "Mathematics, Astronomy and Biology in Indian Tradition edited by D. P. ChattopadhyayaD. P. ChattopadhyayaFor the Marxist philosopher of the same name, see: Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya is the Founder/Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi...
and Ravinder Kumar - Volume 4. "Language, Logic and Science in India edited by D. P. ChattopadhyayaD. P. ChattopadhyayaFor the Marxist philosopher of the same name, see: Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya is the Founder/Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi...
and Ravinder Kumar - Volume 5. Primal Spirituality of the Vedas: Its Renewal and Renaissance by R. Balasubramanian
- Volume 8. Prolegomena to any Future Historiography of Cultures and Civilizations by Daya Krishna
- Volume 9. Science and Spirituality: A Quantum Integration edited by Amit GoswamiAmit GoswamiAmit Goswami is a theoretical nuclear physicist and member of The University of Oregon Institute for Theoretical Physics since 1968, teaching physics for 32 years...
and Maggie Goswami - Volume 13. The Architecture of Knowledge by Subhash KakSubhash KakSubhash Kak is an Indian American computer scientist, most notable for his controversial Indological publications on history, the philosophy of science, ancient astronomy, and the history of mathematics...