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Unit 1: Relation between Education and Philosophy and Philosophy of Education

3. Indian philosophy is inclined towards interpretation of actual knowledge, whereas western Notes
philosophy is inclined towards interpreting entire science and knowledge.
4. Indian philosophy is based on experienced knowledge and supported by logic, whereas western
philosophy only depends on logic.
5. Indian philosophy is strongly related with religion, whereas western philosophy is not.

Our Own Thought

There is no double thought that even today in India, we accept philosophy as finder of ultimate truth
of the universe and as an interpreter of actual nature of life, but when we look at philosophy from
global nature and understand it on the basis of subject matters of other countries, then there hardly
seems to be any major difference. Take for example Indian philosophy. If Vedic philosophy are inclined
towards finding the path of no sorrow, then Charvak and Aajivik philosophy are inclined towards

finding the path of physical satisfaction. As regards, experience and logic then Indian and western
philosophers have their own set of experience and logic and each has confirmed it with their logics. In

fact, Indian philosophy has developed on Khandan-Mandan Style only. As regards relation between
religion and philosophy, many Indian philosophies has either given birth to religion or philosophies
have developed on the basis of religion, but it is not applicable for all Indian philosophies. Charvak and
Aajivik philosophies have no relation with any religion. In fact, India has seen development of both
physical and spiritual philosophy. Yes, it is sure—
1. Major Indian philosophies are spiritual and are inclined towards getting humans rid of physical
sorrow, whereas major western philosophies are physical and are inclined towards getting physical
satisfaction to humans.
2. Major Indian Philosophies are inclined towards interpretation of actual nature of universe and
nature of humans, whereas western philosophies are only inclined in the interpretation of nature of
humans.
3. Major Indian philosophies are inclined towards interpretation of nature of actual knowledge, whereas
western philosophies are inclined towards interpreting entire science and knowledge.
4. Major Indian philosophies have developed independently, whereas maximum western philosophies
have developed on the basis of other disciplines.
5. Indian philosophy is majorly related with religion, whereas western philosophies are not.
6. Even today in India, we see philosophy as science of metaphysics, whereas in western world, it is
seen as interpreter of entire science and knowledge.
7. Even today in India, interpretation of any science-knowledge or activity is done on the basis of
metaphysics, whereas in western world, it is done on the basis of human life.

1.6 Nature and Characteristics of Philosophy

After studying concept and nature of philosophies of different countries, following facts emerge—
1. Philosophy is discipline based on experience, speculation and logic, not empirical one.
2. Philosophy is subjective and not objective discipline.
3. Philosophy is a Directive doctrine and not Positive doctrine.
4. Philosophy is Liberal discipline and not rigid discipline.
5. Philosophy does logical analysis of ultimate reality of the universe.
6. Philosophy does logical analysis of nature of knowledge and tools & methods of attaining knowledge.
7. Philosophy does logical analysis of values and workable and non-workable karma of humans.

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