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“Its chief characters have been pressed into the service and illustration of a theory, as the reader is constantly made to feel. This compulsion makes them shadowy and ineffectual, and it cannot even be said that they are pleasant shades.”
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Deussen, Paul. Outline of the Vedanta system of philosophy according to Shankara; tr. by J. H. Woods and C. B. Runkle. **$1. Grafton press.
6–35998.
The Vedanta philosophy which grew out of the teachings of the Upanishads represents the common belief of nearly all thoughtful Hindus. Following a brief introduction which gives the fundamental idea of the system, Mr. Deussen discusses the Vedanta’s teaching regarding theology, cosmology, psychology, migration of the soul and emancipation.
“The name of Dr. Woods, who has studied the Hindu systems with Deussen at Kiel as well as with native pundits in India, is a sufficient guaranty of the accuracy of the rendering both of German and of Sanskrit technical terms. It will be a convenience, especially to those who give university courses in Hindu philosophy, to have this compendium accessible in English.” Arthur O. Lovejoy.
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“It is the best exposition of the chief school of Hindu metaphysics obtainable in brief compass.”