A Constructive Survey of Upanishadic Philosophy c2.21

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1. The Significance of the Study of the Upanishads... .. 1
2. The Upanishads and the Ṛigveda. .. .. .. 2
3. The Upanishads and the Atharvaveda. .. .. 4
4. The Upanishads and the Brāhmaṇas. .. .. 6
5. Meaning of Revelation. .. .. .. 8
6. The Upanishadic view of Revelation. .. .. 10
7. Chronological arrangement of the Upanishads. .. 12
8. The Bṛihadāraṇyaka Upanishad. .. .. .. 18
9. The Chhāndogya Upanishad. .. .. .. 21
10. The Īśa and the Kena Upanishads. .. .. .. 24
11. The Aitareya, the Taittirīya, and the Kaushītaki Upanishads . . . . . 25
12. The Kaṭha, the Muṇḍaka, and the Śvetāśvatara Upanishads . . . . . 27
13. The Praśna, the Maitri, and the Māṇḍūkya Upanishads:.. 30
14. The Methods of Upanishadic Philosophy : .. .. 34 ( i ) The enigmatic method. .. .. .. .. 34 ( ii ) The aphoristic method. .. .. .. .. 35
(iii) The etymological method .. .. .. .. 36
(iv) The mythical method. .. .. .. .. 36 ( v ) The analogical method. .. .. .. .. 37
(vi) The dialectic method. .. .. .. .. 38
(vii) The synthetic method. .. .. .. .. 38 (viii) The monologic method. .. .. .. .. 38
(ix) The *ad hoc* method. .. .. .. .. 39 ( x ) The regressive method. .. .. .. .. 40
15. The Poetry of the Upanishads. .. .. .. 40
16. The Philosophers of the Upanishadic period. .. .. 44
17. Mystical, Moral, and other philosophers. .. .. 45 18. Cosmological, and Psychological Philosophers. .. .. 47
19. Metaphysical Philosophers: .. .. .. .. .. 50
(i) Śāṇḍilya . . . . . 50
(ii) Dadhyach . . . . . 51
(iii) Sanatkumāra . . . . . 52
(iv) Āruṇi . . . . . 53
(v) Yājñavalkya . . . . . 55
20. General social condition: .. .. .. .. .. 59
(i) Origin of Castes and Orders. .. .. .. 59
(ii) The position of Women. .. .. .. .. 61
(iii) The relation of Brahmins to Kshatriyas. .. .. 61
21. The Problems of Upanishadic Philosophy. .. .. 63 Sources I . . . . . 65