M. Hiriyanna

Mysore Hiriyanna
Born(1871-05-07)7 May 1871
Mysore
Died19 September 1950(1950-09-19) (aged 79)
Mysore
NationalityIndian
EducationMadras Christian College
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionIndian philosophy
SchoolAdvaita
InstitutionsUniversity of Mysore
Academic advisorsPerisamy Tirumalacharya, Kashi Sesharamasastry, Asthan Vidwan Kaviratna Mandikallu Ramasastri, Kasturi Ranga-Iyengar, A. R. Wadia
Notable studentsM. V. Seetharamiah, P. T. Narasimhachar, V. Seetharamaiah
Main interests
Notable ideas
Art experience is transient
Conception of Nirgunabrahman as the Ultimate Reality with the implied belief in the Maya Doctrine
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Mysore Hiriyanna (1871–1950)[1] was an eminent Indian philosopher, Sanskrit scholar and authority on Indian aesthetics.[2] He was a Professor of Sanskrit at the University of Mysore and a contemporary of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. His classes on Indian Philosophy were comprehensive. His classroom dictations, published by Allen & Unwin in book form as "Outlines of Indian Philosophy[3]" brought Hiriyanna international recognition. This was a seminal work on Indian Philosophy. His other prominent works include "Indian Conception of Values",[4] "Essentials of Indian Philosophy",[5] "The Quest after Perfection"[6] and "Art Experience".[7] He wrote extensively on the Vedic age, mainly on the Upanishads, followed by the evolution of Indian philosophical thought in the post-vedic era, deliberating mainly on Bhagavad Gita, the early years of Buddhism and Jainism.[8] His work on aesthetics was authoritative and dealt mainly with Alamkaras, Aesthetics and Ethics, Method of Art, Indian Aesthetic Values and Art & Morality.[9]

  1. ^ WorldCat Identities
  2. ^ Hanumantha Rao, G., Mysore Hiriyanna, and N. Sivarama Sastry. Prof[Essor] M[Ysore] Hiriyanna Commemoration Volume. Mysore: Prof. M. Hiriyanna Commemoration Vol. Committee, 1952.
  3. ^ Schrader, F. Otto (10 October 1932). "Outlines of Indian Philosophy. By M. Hiriyanna, M.A., formerly Professor of Sanskrit, Maharaja's College, Mysore. (London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.1932. Pp. 419. Price 15s.)". Philosophy. 8 (32): 505–506. doi:10.1017/S0031819100045915. ISSN 1469-817X. S2CID 170584588.
  4. ^ Hiriyanna, M. (1938). "The Indian Conception of Values". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 19 (1): 10–24. JSTOR 41688382.
  5. ^ Hiriyanna, M. (1995). The Essentials of Indian Philosophy. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 9788120813304.
  6. ^ Hiriyanna, Mysore (1952). The Quest After Perfection. Kavyalaya Publishers.
  7. ^ Hiriyanna, Mysore (1954). Art Experience. Manohar.
  8. ^ Mysore, Hiriyanna (24 July 2018). "Outlines of Indian Philosophy". archive.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. ^ Mysore, Hiriyanna (1951). Bhushan, Nalini; Garfield, Jay L (eds.). M. Hiriyanna, "Indian Aesthetics 2," "Art Experience 2" (1951). doi:10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199769261.001.0001. ISBN 9780199769261. Retrieved 24 July 2018. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)