Philosopher

Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya

Overview

Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya (19 November 1918 – 8 May 1993) was an Indian Marxist philosopher. He made contributions to the exploration of the materialist current in ancient Indian philosophy. He is known for Lokayata: A Study in Ancient Indian Materialism, which is his exposition of the philosophy of Lokayata. He is also known for work on history of science and scientific method in ancient India, especially his 1977 book Science and Society in Ancient India on the ancient physicians Charaka and Sushruta. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, posthumously, in 1998.

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Philosophers who discussed Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya

• Ajita Kesakambali
• Jayarāśi Bhaṭṭa

Ideas Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya discusses

• Carvaka
• History of science
• Marxism
• Polytheism
• Materialism
• Brahman
• Vedic period
• Mahavira
• Scientific method
• Purusha
• Advaita Vedanta
• Vaisheshika
• Samkhya
• Indian philosophy
• The Buddha
• Joseph Needham
• Historical materialism
• Kolkata
• University of Calcutta
• Nyaya
• Charvaka
• Svabhava
• Prakriti

Place in the tradition

Part of Charvaka.

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