Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya | |
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| Born | 19 November 1918 Calcutta, British India |
| Died | 8 May 1993 (aged 74) Calcutta, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Doctoral advisor | Surendranath Dasgupta |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Indian philosophy, Continental philosophy |
| School | Lokayata Materialism Empiricism Atheism Marxism |
| Main interests | History of Indian Materialism and Science Political philosophy |
| Notable works | Lokayata: A Study in Ancient Indian Materialism |
| Notable ideas | Irreligiosity of Early Vedism |
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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.