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Year-01, Issue-01 September, 2012
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dnlstation tnerntlea: Be World.” ? he Cinatecr’?he Western Philosophical
enquiry originated as a
pursuit of knowledge in
Greece, Later on it was
overshadowed by the mediaeval
supremacy of religious faith against
reason, The perod following tis
mediaeval petiog 's known as the
period of intellectual awakening or
the age of enlightenment and is
described as the European
Renaissance. This period winessed
the rise of freedom of thought and
indwvidual thinkers own attempt to
‘aise and solve the epistemological
and ontological problems and
DR. RADHAKRISHNAN-A PHILOSOPHER 4
OF INDIAN RENAISSANCE
by Dr. Tapati Chakravarty
philosophical system building
gainst authonty and tradition. faith
‘and dogma leading to ihe
feconstniction ofthe structure of the
tentire philosophical thought anc so
interpret them in thei true and
logical perspective
Compared to the above, the
contemporary Indian Philosophy,
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan belongs to,
may be described as Indian
renaissance in the sonse that this
period marks individual thinkers
attempt to tree Indian Philosophy
‘rom the subjugation ofthe foreign
tulers and from their
misinterpretation of it and to
reconstruct and reinterpret the
‘wealth of the ancient wisdom,
Besides being a Pilosopher of
the Indian renaissance, Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan is also a product of
the indian renaissance. Social and
religious retorm movements tke
‘Arya Samaj, Brahmo Samaj,
theosophical society had its own
impact on Or. Hacnakrishnan. Or
SS. Radhakrishnan isnot a sectarian
thinker, but a man of universal mind
‘and universal ideas andideals. He
is the undisputed Protagonist and
Champion of world religion and
‘world civilisation. He has although
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| educationists of the country. In contin of hi
eget a mam de be seady,
Fine best Teacher is one who suggests rather than
dogmiatises and inspires his listener with the wish to teach
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Ms fo spoken rom the platform not only of Hinduism but
from those of Christiana ofboth the Catholic and Protestant
brands, of the Islamic faith, Zoroastrianism, Sufism and
‘many ether faiths. Well ground in thought, Western and
Indian, he caninterptet and expound thetraditons of Indian
thought and cuture tothe West, and Western thought and
Civkzation to Indian traditional thought. He is the most
competent authorty in Philosophy who can unite th
\Westem ang Eastern cultural rastions. He has been held
as a cultural biinguist teaching the etemalideas andideals
‘ofthe East to the West, and West tothe East
itis {0 the credit of the intellectual efforts of Dr. S.
Radhaitishnan who has mastered the Philosophies of
the west besides his own philosophical tradition, and thus
has awakened us to the mits and demerits of both of
them. Such an effort has resulted in a mutual growth of
both the East and the West. In other words, itis a cross
fertilisation of eas and principles that Or 8. Rdhakrishnan
has emphasised. Its aimed at strengthoning the cultural
ties of Beth the hemispheres of our Planat
1S. Raghakriehnan repeatedly inssis on this great
phenomenon taking piace In our time, to elfect a now
Ehange in our thinking and behaviour. We can not be
arrow parochial and narrow nationalist. We have 10 look
to the whole world and the whole humanity as one unit or
fone family and develop in ourselves universat outlook
land behaviout. This is the responsibilty of greater
‘magnitude and its cimensions are multiple. No sphere of
‘our Hfe should be allowed to remain unefiected by the
Universality of outlook. In the former days counties and
nations and races were unknown to each other and
Jealousies and hatred of one nation for ancther was
Common because they did not come into contact with one
‘another. But now we notice thatthe world is no better than
‘2 small comer ol tho vast universe, and therfore, living
together in peace and harmony is the most unavoidable
responsibility thrown on our shoulders. Or. Radhakrishnan
is ofthe view that such a global outlook must be cultivated
by each among us
‘Side by side Philosophising in loneliness and silence
he takes lively intrest in allphilosophical, religious, cutural
scientific, social and educational aa. He never shuns
to take upon himset the social responsibility he is asked
to, and adores it wth all ignity and honour. When he was
clovated to the highest chair of the Presidentahip of the
ation, Newspapers and Magazinos had come cut with
their editorial notes that after centuries, Plato's ideal that
the Philosopher should be the King has become re
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his Being an:
honoured: teacher, hie bichday Yaling 80 the fifth of
Septorber, is observed as Teacher's Day thfoughout th,
‘country. sag
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cyHOW INSPIRIN
Do what you desire,
Or it will set you in fire,
Do what you want,
Don't think you can't,
Have confidence in self,
Don't think of them.
They say |
Say and say |
Bad or good about you,
So, do what you desire,
Or it will set you in fire,
Choose for your future,|
A happy lif.
Or the fire,
Its upto you!
What you want.
You can help but T can't,
So, do what you want,
poem by
Manju Chauhan
B.A. final Year (Philosophy),
P.6 Govt. College for Girls,
Sector-11, Chandigarh
Session 2011-2012
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