Classical Indian schools of philosophy undertake major debates on a
variety of issues with the formal aim of attaining a supreme end to
existence - liberation from the cycle of lives. This book looks at four
conceptions of liberation and the way analytic inquiry and philosophical
knowledge are held to lead in its attainment. The central motivation of
Indian philosophy - the quest for the Highest Good - is recognised but
also situated in the rigorous and analytic philosophical activity of
these thinkers.