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The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore (1918) is an academic study
by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Published at the beginning of his
career as one of India's leading professors of comparative
religion, the work is a masterful investigation of the teachings of
poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore. In 1913, Tagore was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first lyricist and
non-European to be awarded the distinction. Over the next several
decades, Tagore wrote his influential novel The Home and the World
(1916), toured dozens of countries, and advocated on behalf of
Dalits and other oppressed peoples. "Rabindranath's teaching, with
its vital faith in the redeeming power of the spiritual forces and
their up-building energy, has a particular value at the present
moment, when the civilized world is passing through the crucible of
a ghastly war which, whether or not it purges the nations of their
pride and hate, lust for gold and greed of land, at least
proclaims, in no uncertain tones, the utter bankruptcy of
materialism." In this masterwork of twentieth century criticism,
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan explores the philosophical teachings of
Rabindranath Tagore, a leading artist and intellectual of modern
India. Divided into five chapters, the book explores the
interrelation of poetry and philosophy in Tagore's work, his
influence on Indian culture, and the meaning of his contribution to
the nations of the world. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan's The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore is a classic
of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.
The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore (1918) is an academic study
by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Published at the beginning of his
career as one of India's leading professors of comparative
religion, the work is a masterful investigation of the teachings of
poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore. In 1913, Tagore was awarded
the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first lyricist and
non-European to be awarded the distinction. Over the next several
decades, Tagore wrote his influential novel The Home and the World
(1916), toured dozens of countries, and advocated on behalf of
Dalits and other oppressed peoples. "Rabindranath's teaching, with
its vital faith in the redeeming power of the spiritual forces and
their up-building energy, has a particular value at the present
moment, when the civilized world is passing through the crucible of
a ghastly war which, whether or not it purges the nations of their
pride and hate, lust for gold and greed of land, at least
proclaims, in no uncertain tones, the utter bankruptcy of
materialism." In this masterwork of twentieth century criticism,
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan explores the philosophical teachings of
Rabindranath Tagore, a leading artist and intellectual of modern
India. Divided into five chapters, the book explores the
interrelation of poetry and philosophy in Tagore's work, his
influence on Indian culture, and the meaning of his contribution to
the nations of the world. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan's The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore is a classic
of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.
Here are the chief riches of more than 3,000 years of Indian
philosophical thought-the ancient Vedas, the Upanisads, the epics,
the treatises of the heterodox and orthodox systems, the
commentaries of the scholastic period, and the contemporary
writings. Introductions and interpretive commentaries are provided.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, colleague of Gandhi, Nehru and Tagore,
former Ambassador to the Soviet Union and now Vice-President of
India, is regarded as the greatest living thinker of the East; the
ablest representative of its rich philosophic tradition and its
leading spokesman for a reconciliation of Eastern and Western
spiritual values.
In this volume, twenty-three world-renowned scholars have
contributed a series of brilliant critical essays covering every
aspect of Radhakrishnan's thought; his contributions to social
philosophy and political philosophy, to modern religion and
mysticism, to his influence on contemporary Hinduism, and his place
in the main currents of twentieth century philosophy.
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