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Indian Political Thought


  1. assumed that india lacks political and strategic culture
    1. india only has spiritual wisdom
  2. politics= this worldly, india= other worldly

  1. above describes west's ethnocentric view
    1. to uphold its hegemony
    2. Prof. VR Mehta: there is difference in the outlook of west and east
      1. west thinks in dichotomous line
        1. difference between man and society
        2. nature and culture
        3. politics and ethics
      2. indians look things in continuity, never separated the above
    3. Prof. Morris Jones:
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       neglect of indian political thought will result into impowerishment of west
    4. Max Muller: 
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      1. regarded as the greatest Indologist
      2. no where in the world, human mind has been applied to such an extent to deal with various questions of life
  2. conclusion
    1. indian texts like Manusmriti, Kautilya's Arthashastra, ramayana, Mahabharat, Shukraneeti
Features
  1. continuity in ancient and modern thought
    1. ethics, politics not separate
  2. communitarian, pluralistic, cosmopolitan
  3. Sant Tukaram: entire world is a family
  4. non-critical, not optimistic, regressive view of history
Traditions
  1. Bhiku Parekh
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    1. Hindu tradition
      1. Dharmashastra
      2. Dandashastra
    2. Buddhist Tradition
      1. more continuity, less change
      2. Buddhism= rebel child of hinduism
    3. hinduism= brahmin and kshatriya
    4. buddhism= kshatriya and vaishya
    5. buddhism= more egalitarian due to opposition to caste system
  1. hindu texts
    1. dharmashastra: discussion on dharma is central
    2. dandashastra: discussion on dharma is peripheral
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