{"product_id":"philosophical-reconstruction-by-nikunja-vihari-banerjee","title":"Philosophical Reconstruction by Nikunja Vihari Banerjee","description":"\u003cem data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"241\"\u003ePhilosophical Reconstruction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"244\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nikunja Vihari Banerjee\u003cbr data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"282\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"296\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arnold-Heinemann\u003cbr data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"316\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"328\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, 1973\u003cbr data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"351\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"361\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 155\u003cbr data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"368\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"380\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"393\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"402\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 inch x 9 inch\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"1296\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"848\"\u003ePhilosophical Reconstruction\u003c\/em\u003e by eminent Indian thinker \u003cstrong data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"902\"\u003eNikunja Vihari Banerjee\u003c\/strong\u003e is a profound philosophical work that urges a reevaluation and reformation of philosophical inquiry in the modern age. Published as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1062\"\u003efirst edition in 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e by Arnold-Heinemann, this 155-page \u003cstrong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1118\"\u003ehardcover volume\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling call for the rethinking of philosophical foundations—not merely to revise existing systems, but to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1295\"\u003ereconstruct the very mode of philosophical engagement\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1836\"\u003eBanerjee, deeply influenced by both classical Indian philosophy and modern Western thought, challenges the dichotomies often found in academic philosophy: being vs. becoming, rationalism vs. existentialism, metaphysics vs. phenomenology. He proposes a new integrative approach that \u003cstrong data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1632\"\u003eroots philosophical thinking in lived experience\u003c\/strong\u003e, rather than in abstract, speculative theory. For Banerjee, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1770\"\u003ephilosophy must arise from the existential urgency of the human condition\u003c\/strong\u003e—a need to make sense of life, suffering, creativity, and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"2262\"\u003eThe book draws on a wide range of traditions, engaging with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003eVedantic, Buddhist, and Samkhya\u003c\/strong\u003e frameworks alongside \u003cstrong data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1993\"\u003eKant, Heidegger, Hegel, and Sartre\u003c\/strong\u003e. Banerjee’s writing is both critical and constructive, seeking to dissolve rigid categories while simultaneously outlining the contours of a new philosophical method—one that balances \u003cstrong data-start=\"2178\" data-end=\"2203\"\u003ereason with intuition\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2232\"\u003econcept with experience\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2261\"\u003ebeing with becoming\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2681\"\u003eWhat makes \u003cem data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2305\"\u003ePhilosophical Reconstruction\u003c\/em\u003e especially significant is its \u003cstrong data-start=\"2336\" data-end=\"2369\"\u003ebold interdisciplinary spirit\u003c\/strong\u003e. It bridges not only East and West but also classical and modern, academic and existential, the rational and the mystical. Banerjee questions inherited assumptions and urges thinkers to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2556\" data-end=\"2614\"\u003emove beyond the inherited linguistic and logical forms\u003c\/strong\u003e, toward a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2625\" data-end=\"2680\"\u003ephilosophy that responds to the fullness of reality\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"3048\"\u003ePrinted in a \u003cstrong data-start=\"2696\" data-end=\"2727\"\u003e6 x 9 inch hardcover format\u003c\/strong\u003e, this rare edition is both \u003cstrong data-start=\"2755\" data-end=\"2796\"\u003ea collectible and a valuable resource\u003c\/strong\u003e for students and scholars of philosophy, comparative thought, and intellectual history. It stands as a significant contribution to 20th-century Indian philosophical literature and resonates with contemporary debates on the future of philosophy itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3080\" data-end=\"3146\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3146\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3105\"\u003eA foundational work\u003c\/strong\u003e in modern Indian philosophical thought\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3147\" data-end=\"3237\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3237\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3176\"\u003eProposes a new approach\u003c\/strong\u003e to philosophical inquiry based on experience and existence\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3238\" data-end=\"3338\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3338\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3286\"\u003eEngages with Indian and Western traditions\u003c\/strong\u003e, including Vedanta, Buddhism, Kant, and Heidegger\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3339\" data-end=\"3417\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3341\" data-end=\"3417\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3341\" data-end=\"3370\"\u003eCritiques the limitations\u003c\/strong\u003e of purely logical or metaphysical philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3495\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3495\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3420\" data-end=\"3453\"\u003eArgues for the reconstruction\u003c\/strong\u003e of philosophical categories and methods\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3496\" data-end=\"3566\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3498\" data-end=\"3566\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3498\" data-end=\"3525\"\u003eFirst edition hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by Arnold-Heinemann in 1973\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3567\" data-end=\"3652\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3652\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3604\"\u003eCompact and intellectually rich\u003c\/strong\u003e, ideal for scholars, students, and collectors\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3653\" data-end=\"3734\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3655\" data-end=\"3734\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3655\" data-end=\"3679\"\u003eExplores deep themes\u003c\/strong\u003e of freedom, suffering, consciousness, and creativity\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli class=\"\" data-start=\"3735\" data-end=\"3810\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-start=\"3737\" data-end=\"3810\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-start=\"3739\" data-end=\"3769\"\u003erare and insightful volume\u003c\/strong\u003e in the realm of comparative philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67621312266483,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2922\/2643\/files\/15426a4c-IMG_1278-1-scaled.jpg?v=1790941589","url":"https:\/\/collegestreetbook.in\/products\/philosophical-reconstruction-by-nikunja-vihari-banerjee","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}