This volume evaluates the life, thoughts, and works of the renowned nineteenth-century philosopher and social reformer Swami Vivekananda. Bringing together essays from varied disciplines, the work engages with such issues related to Vivekananda as the extent of his impact on society; Vivekananda's relationship with his mentor- Ramakrishna Parmahamsa; practice of Vedanta, revivalism, secularism and fundamentalism; his views on women; and science.
This volume evaluates the life, thoughts, and works of the renowned nineteenth-century philosopher and social reformer Swami Vivekananda. Bringing together essays from varied disciplines, the work engages with such issues related to Vivekananda as the extent of his impact on society; Vivekananda's relationship with his mentor- Ramakrishna Parmahamsa; practice of Vedanta, revivalism, secularism and fundamentalism; his views on women; and science.
A. Raghuramaraju is Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad. He has published widely in the areas of social and political philosophy and Indian philosophy. University Grants Commission recently appointed him as Principal Investigator for e-content development for Philosophy for its e-PG Pathshala.
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* Contents * Introduction xi * I EXTENT AND LIMITS OF IMPACT * 1 Swami Vivekananda 3 * Brajendranath Seal * 2 Swami Vivekananda 9 * Bal Gangadhar Tilak * 3 Swami Vivekananda 11 * Jawaharlal Nehru * 4 The Political and Social Dimensions of Vivekananda's Ideology 18 * Prabha Dixit * II PRACTICAL VEDANTA * 5 Schopenhauer and Hindu Ethics 47 * Paul Hacker * 6 Practical Vedanta 96 * Wilhelm Halbfass * 7 Religious Evolution and Social Change in India: A Study of the Ramakrishna Mission Movement 114 * Krishna Prakash Gupta * viii Contents * III RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHANSA * 8 Kaliyuga, Chakri and Bhakti: Ramakrishna and His Times 149 * Sumit Sarkar * 9 Vivekananda and Ramakrsna Face to Face: An Essay on the Alterity of a Saint 232 * Carl Olson * IV SECULARISM * 10 Swami Vivekananda: A Case Study of the Hindu Religious Tradition and the Modern Secular Ideal 263 * Krishna Prakash Gupta * 11 Vivekananda and Secularism: A Nineteenth Century Solution and a Twentieth Century Problem 291 * Ashis Nandy * 12 Vivekananda and Secularism 296 * Nirmal Mukherjee * 13 A Response 302 * Krishna Prakash Gupta * V FUNDAMENTALISM * 14 Swami Vivekananda and the Challenge to Fundamentalism 309 * Nemai Sadhan Bose * 15 Swami Vivekananda 330 * Jyotirmaya Sharma * VI WOMAN * 16 Spiritual Masculinity and Swami Vivekananda 383 * Indira Chowdhury * Contents ix * 17 The Metaphysics of Ethical Love: Comparing Practical Vedanta and Feminist Ethics 417 * Vrinda Dalmiya * VII SCIENCE * 18 Yoga Sutra IV, 2-3 and Vivekananda's Interpretation of Evolution 441 * D. H. Killingley * 19 Sw?m? Vivekananda's Use of Science as an Analogy for the Attainment of Moksa 474 * Anantanand Rambachan * About the Editor and Contributors 491
* Contents * Introduction xi * I EXTENT AND LIMITS OF IMPACT * 1 Swami Vivekananda 3 * Brajendranath Seal * 2 Swami Vivekananda 9 * Bal Gangadhar Tilak * 3 Swami Vivekananda 11 * Jawaharlal Nehru * 4 The Political and Social Dimensions of Vivekananda's Ideology 18 * Prabha Dixit * II PRACTICAL VEDANTA * 5 Schopenhauer and Hindu Ethics 47 * Paul Hacker * 6 Practical Vedanta 96 * Wilhelm Halbfass * 7 Religious Evolution and Social Change in India: A Study of the Ramakrishna Mission Movement 114 * Krishna Prakash Gupta * viii Contents * III RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHANSA * 8 Kaliyuga, Chakri and Bhakti: Ramakrishna and His Times 149 * Sumit Sarkar * 9 Vivekananda and Ramakrsna Face to Face: An Essay on the Alterity of a Saint 232 * Carl Olson * IV SECULARISM * 10 Swami Vivekananda: A Case Study of the Hindu Religious Tradition and the Modern Secular Ideal 263 * Krishna Prakash Gupta * 11 Vivekananda and Secularism: A Nineteenth Century Solution and a Twentieth Century Problem 291 * Ashis Nandy * 12 Vivekananda and Secularism 296 * Nirmal Mukherjee * 13 A Response 302 * Krishna Prakash Gupta * V FUNDAMENTALISM * 14 Swami Vivekananda and the Challenge to Fundamentalism 309 * Nemai Sadhan Bose * 15 Swami Vivekananda 330 * Jyotirmaya Sharma * VI WOMAN * 16 Spiritual Masculinity and Swami Vivekananda 383 * Indira Chowdhury * Contents ix * 17 The Metaphysics of Ethical Love: Comparing Practical Vedanta and Feminist Ethics 417 * Vrinda Dalmiya * VII SCIENCE * 18 Yoga Sutra IV, 2-3 and Vivekananda's Interpretation of Evolution 441 * D. H. Killingley * 19 Sw?m? Vivekananda's Use of Science as an Analogy for the Attainment of Moksa 474 * Anantanand Rambachan * About the Editor and Contributors 491
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