Studies on the Purusarthas
Author: Rajendra Prasad
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 120
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Author: Rajendra Prasad
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Published: 1994
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rajendra Prasad
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9788180695445
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing recontructive ideas available in classical Indian original works, this book makes a departure in the style of modern writings on Indian moral philosophy. It presents Indian ethics, in an objective, secular, and wherever necessary, critical manner as a systematic, down-to-earth, philosophical account of moral values, virtues, rights and obligations. It thereby refutes the claim that Indian philosophy has no ethics as well as the counter-claim that it transcends ethics. It demonstrates that moral living proves that the individual, his society and the world are really real and not only taken to be real for behavioral purposes as the Advaitins hold, the self is amoral being a non-agent, moksa is not a moral value, and the Karmic theory, because of involving belief in rebirth, does not fuarantee that the doer of an action is also the experiencer of its results, contrary to what is commonly held, and Indian ethics can sustain itself even if such notions are dropped. Rajendra Prasad calls Indian ethics organismic because, along with ethical concerns, it also covers issues related to professions, politics, administration, sex, environment, etc. Therefore, in one format it is theoretical and applied, normative and metaethical, humanistic and non-humanistic, etc., of course, within the limits of the then cognitive enquiry.
Author: P. K. Mohapatra
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-07-08
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9811375038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a novel interpretation of major problems of Indian ethics from an applied ethical perspective. It approaches prominent theories like Dharma, Karma and Purusarthas from a critical point of view, so as to render them logically consistent and free from some standard limitations. Ethical theories are meant to provide guidance for life, but quite often many of our celebrated theories appear to be inapplicable or difficult to apply in practical life. Indian ethical theories are of special significance to this problem because they have in them rich potentials of applicability as much as many of them typify inapplicable abstract theories of morals. The book incorporates a wealth of research on ethical theories, keeping in view the spirit of ethics and the demands of the situations; for a reasoned balance between the two is the key to applied ethics. The book argues that ethical theories are objective but defeasible in overriding circumstances where competing values deserve preference. Such justified exceptions are warranted by the very spirit of ethics, which is to promote the good life. The argument from defeasibility and justified violation in the book helps bridging the gap between ethics and its application and makes Indian theories of value appear in fresh light- workable, practically applicable and effective as incentives for morality. With uncommon virtue of contemporized presentation of Indian ethics, this book should be of interest to scholars and researchers working on Indian ethics and moral philosophy, as well as to those interested in Indian culture and value tradition.
Author: Amar Nath Prasad
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9788176253680
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 326
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Constance Jones
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 593
ISBN-13: 0816075646
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn illustrated A to Z reference containing more than 700 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to Hinduism.
Author: Orlando O. Espín
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 1566
ISBN-13: 9780814658567
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSpanning the gamut from "Aaron" to "Zwingli," this dictionary includes nearly 3,000 entries written by about sixty authors, all of whom are specialists in their various theological and religious disciplines. The editors have designed the dictionary especially to aid the introductory-level student with instant access to definitions of terms likely to be encountered in, but not to substitute for, classroom presentations or reading assignments. - Publisher.
Author: Panjab University
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Published: 2000
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Patrick Olivelle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1993-10-14
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0195344782
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe lesser known and explored of the two pillars of Hinduism--=aśrama and var.na--=aśrama is the name given to a system of four distinct and legitimate ways of leading a religious life: as a celibate student, a married householder, a forest hermit, and a world renouncer. In this, the first full-length study of the =aśrama system, Olivelle uncovers its origin and traces its subsequent history. He examines in depth its relationship to other institutional and doctrinal aspects of the Brahmanical world and its position within Brahmanical theology, and assesses its significance within the history of Indian religion. Throughout, he argues that the =aśrama system is primarily a theological construct and that the system and its history should be carefully distinguished from the socio-religious institutions comprehended by the system and from their respective histories.