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Approaching the subject from the perspective of philosophy of science and the psychololgy of creativity, this book attempts to show that the phenomenon of Bengal Renaissane was Characterized by a certain collective congnitive ideentity,which had its roots in the work of the British Orientalists, beginning with William Jones, and which took form amidst a small but remarkable community of highly creativce individuals in ninteenth-century Bengal. The author unveils in detail the precise cognitive nature of the social reformer and savant Rammohun Roy; pioneering scientists Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay; pioneering scientists and medical men such as Mahendra Lal Sircar, Jagadis Bose, and prafulla Swamivivekananda; and the all-encompassing literary figure Rabindranath Tagore. The core work of each of these major figures is aotlined for its distinctive style, analysed for its contribution to an intellectual milieu, and asseessed for its effect on cultural life. ISBN : 9788178241777
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Pages : 286
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