History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c39.s3.13

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While accepting the roles in society of technology, economics and religion (Vedic), Kauṭilya (fourth century B.C.) laid maximum stress on *ānvīkṣiki* or the critically investigative philosophy. The obscurant force of ritualism and priestcraft tried its best to subdue the materialist tradition of Lokayata but the scientific spirit could not be exterminated.