This book is a collection of various articles-published and unpublished-reflecting what is Philosophical Criticism. Literary Criticism is a well-established branch in Academics. Department of English, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Kannada, Urdu do include a paper on Criticism or समीक्षा. Philosophical Criticism, though undertaken for centuries, is not a full-fledged, independent branch. It needs to be not only acknowledged, recognised but also to be developed in different directions. The outline of Philosophical Research is presented, here, encompassing various possibilities of its development in future considering varied concepts of Philosophy prevalent across the world. Let us explore Philosophy and Philosophical Criticism also to know G.G. Agarkar, B.G. Tilak, Annie Besant, Sri Aurobindo, Vinoba Bhave, Laxmibai Tilak, Sriram Lagu in new light. It is translated from Marathi into English by the author herself.
Contents –
1. Introduction to Philosophical Criticism First Section
2. Annie Besant on the Bhagavad-Gītā
3. Sri Aurobindo on the Bhagavad-Gītā
4. Acharya Vinoba Bhave on the Bhagavad-Gītā
5. R.D. Ranade on the Bhagavad-Gītā
6. Pure Reason and Shuddha Buddhi
7. Superman – A Sthitaprajña?
8. Virtue – Ethics in the Bhagavad-Gītā Second Section
9. Elucidation of the Gītārahasya
10. Lokmanya Tilak on Dharma
11. Tilak and Agarkar: A Reappraisal
12. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856-1895)
13. Cārvāka, Tilak and Agarkar Third Section
14. Smrutichitre and Laxmibai Tilak (1868-1936)
15. Dr. Lagu – A Lamaan?
16. Smrutivedha: As a Form of Literature
