Philoshophical Reflections (An Old and Rare Book)

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Philosophy is basically an attitude and an activity of the human mind. In this sense every man has a philosophy-a guiding attitude towards life, since the principles which a man consciously or unconsciously adopts determines his thinking and actions in dealing with the practical issues of his existence.

The aim of this book is to give such reading matter to students and readers in general as can help them in their preparation for life; to make them develop the right perspective in their quest for bearings in this tormented world, so that once they find it, they might be beacons to other less fortunate denizens of this universe.

The relevance of the message of the age-old Vedanta in the present age of crisis and the integral approach to doing philosophy have been specially highlighted. An attempt has also been made to draw attention to certain misconceptions regarding religion and religionism specifically in the Hindu context and that of the temper of Indian philosophy in general. Burning bioethical issues of the current century such as prevention of cruelty, to animals, euthanasia and abortion have also been dwelt upon besides a delineation of the cardinal philosophical issues in the century to come.

Since philosophy, specially moral philosophy is a much a practical enterprise as a theoretical one, three chapters related to metarthics or logical (theoretical) analysis of moral (Practical) concepts or terms have been incorporated in this collection.

Philosophy is a universally recognised discipline and its history is as old as man's. But today there is widespread indifference towards philosophy and people often declare it to be a useless subject.

The reason for such an attitude is the prevalent confusion and lack of understanding about the nature and office of philosophy.

What is philosophy and why does one indulge in philosophical reflection? Literally speaking, philosophy is love of wisdom and as long as man remains a rational being, he can-not but reflect and endeavour to solve the myriads of riddles and mysteries of the boundless universe around him. Philo-sophy embodies man's striving to engage in a constant search in order to cognise the infinite, the "roots and causes" of all things existing, and to call into question everything he has achieved.

One is constantly confronted by such voriegated general questions as: What will the world be like in the foreseeable future? What is in store for man! the holocaust of war, or a peaceful life? What will the Earth be like-will nature survive or will it be annihilated as a result of scientific and technical progress? Will oppression and social injustice disappear from the world, or will they persist for ever? What are our duties towards other human beings, towards the motile but mute animals and towards the non-motile but sensitive world of vegetation? What is the destiny of man on this planet ?,, etc. And it is natural for one to reflect philosophically.

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