Hindu Ethics: A historical and Critical Essay - Paperback

by John McKenzie M. a. (Author)

The subject of Hindu Ethics is one which in its whole range has not so far been submitted to scientific investigation, though many writers have dealt with aspects of Hindu ethical teaching, and studies of Hindu religion have generally involved some consideration of the bearings of religious doctrine on the moral life. The attempt is here made to fix attention more definitely on the ethical side of Hindu teaching. The aim of the writer has been to present the subject in a way that will make it intelligible to the ordinary educated reader, particularly to the educated Indian.

Author Biography

The Bombay philosopher John McKenzie (1883-1955), who taught and later served as principal of Wilson College is known for his controversial Hindu Ethics (I 922), where he argued that, as a system, Hindu philosophical thought falls short because it "furnishes no satisfactory basis for an ethic.