An Idealist View of Life - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 8172238444 ISBN 13: 9788172238445

Publisher: Harpercollins India, 2009

Synopsis

Science is a system of second causes, which cannot describe the world adequately, much less account for it. In this remarkable treatise, Radhakrishnan explores aspects of the modern intellectual debate on science vis-à-vis religion and the vain attempts to find a substitute for religion. He discusses, drawing upon the traditions of East and West, the nature and validity of religious experience.Finally, he creates a fine vision of man's evolution and the emergence of higher values. The range of subjects combined with the author's own faith, undogmatic and free of creed, makes this book a philosophical education in itself.

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About the Author:

Professor S. Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) was a prominent philosopher, author and educationalist. He was equally at home in the European and Asiatic traditions of thought, and devoted an immense amount of energy to interpreting Indian religion, culture and philosophy for the rest of the world. He was a visiting professor at many foreign universities, and served as India's Ambassador Extraordinary to the USSR from 1949 to 1952. He was elected to the office of vice-president of India in 1957. He became the President of India in 1962 and held this rank until 1967, when he retired from public life. He wrote a number of books for readers the world over. Some of his outstanding works are The Hindu View of Life, Indian Philosophy, Vols I and II, and a seminal translation of and commentary on the Bhagavadgita.

Review:

'One of the profoundly moving religious books of our time.' --The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins India
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 8172238444
• ISBN 13: 9788172238445
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376