The Concept of Freedom in Indian Philosophy

• Authors: Ghosh Raghunath
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The paper deals with the concepts of determinism and freedom as found in the philos- ophy of the Indian origin. Actually, there is a long controversy regarding these concepts among different schools of philosophy. The problem has been dealt with and solved by Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. My effort is to justify Radhakrishnan’s position with some favourable arguments from the Indian standpoint. As per an observation of Radhakrish- nan it is concluded that both the divine power and human effort are essential for any type of success in our life. If these two factors remain in a cooperative stage, there is neither pure determinism nor pure human effort, but the amalgamation of both. Our karmas in the past can be brough into future or can be minimized if our will-force is in the full swing. If we can invest our energy or power, we can change the map of karma, even the divine interference. This has been shown with help of various arguments.

Keywords

EN

freedom; determinism; Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan; Indian philosophical tradition

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2024
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 37-44

Contributors

author

Ghosh Raghunath

• University of North Bengal, Dist. Darjeeling-734013, W.B., India.