Paper- VI (General Studies- IV: Philosophy and Sociology) Part 01: Philosophy Indian Philosophy: Nature of Philosophy, its relation between religion and culture, difference between Indian and western Philosophy 2021 1. Discuss…

Nyaya means right thinking with proper arguments and valid reasoning. Therefore, it is also known as Tarkashastra  (the  science  of  reasoning). Nyaya School of thought is adhered to atomistic pluralism…

The word ‘Yoga’ literally means ‘union’, i.e., spiritual union of the individual soul with the universal soul and is used in this sense in the Vedanta. According to Patanjali, who…

The Samkhya Philosophy  is regarded as dualistic realism; dualistic because it holds the doctrine of two  ultimate realities: Prakriti (non-self) and Purusa (self). It is realism because it views that…

Buddhist Philosophy is one of the Nastika or Heterodox Schools of Indian philosophy. Most Buddhist traditions emphasize on the attainment of Nirvana-ending the cycle of death and rebirth by conquering…

Read about Jainism here. Jain= jina meaning conqueror Meaning: one who has conquered one’s  inner enemies (passions) Jain Philosophy is one of the Nastika or Heterodox Schools of Indian philosophy. Jain…

Charvaka Philosophy is one of the Nastika or Heterodox Schools of Indian philosophy. It holds direct perception, empiricism, and conditional inference as proper sources of knowledge, embraces philosophical skepticism and…

Bhagavat Gita= Bhagavad: Lord; Gita: song Meaning: Song of the Lord Bhagavat Gita is the literature written in poetic form is a part of the epic Mahabharata (under Bhishma Parva) complied around 200…

Veda Veda: from Sanskrit Vid meaning knowledge The Vedas are ancient Vedic Sanskrit religious texts. They are the oldest scriptures of Hinduism and considered to be the primary sources of…

Philosophy Philos= love: Sophia= knowledge or wisdom Meaning: Meaning love of knowledge दर्शन: दृश= जिसके द्वारा देखा जाए It deals with the intellectual exercise concerned with the nature of reality…