Contemporary Indian Philosophy

Author: Basant Kumar LalPublisher: Motilal BanarsidassYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 346ISBN/UPC (if available): 8120802616 DescriptionContemporary Indian Philosophy has arisen in awareness of the need to reconcile the forces of tradition with those of modernity. It is not merely repetitive. There is, in it, a definite attempt to construct a system.It develops under the conviction that the basic aim of Philosophy is to cultivate a world-view. This requires an awareness of the existential condition of life as also the consciousness of life's ultimate ideal, viz., redemption, not only of the individual, but of the total human race. It emphasizes the ultimacy of spiritual values; yet it demonstrates that the roots of spiritual life lie in conditions that are essentially existential.ContentsPrefaceIntroduction:Characteristics of Contemporary IndianPhilosophy 1. Swami Vivekananda2. Rabindranath Tagore3. Mahatama Gandhi 4. Sri Aurobindo5. Krishnachandra Bhattacharya6. Radhakrishan7. Sir M