Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975)
Author of A Source Book in Indian Philosophy
About the Author
A philosopher and scholar, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was also a statesman, even to the extent of serving as India's president from 1962 to 1967. Brought up as a devout Hindu but also educated in Christian missionary schools, Radhakrishnan's philosophy often was comparative, finding lines of show more convergence and divergence between East and West. Based in Vedantic idealism, Radhakrishnan affirmed the necessity of an experience of the absolute as the basis of any truly profound grasp of reality. In this regard, he focused his scholarship on the great classical texts of the Indian tradition: the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Brahma Sutra, and the various Vedantic commentaries. However, Radhakrishnan's fundamentally mystical, idealistic dimension did not lead him to renounce the material world. On the contrary, he affirmed action in the world as the expression of the transformative power of the absolute itself. Unlike many traditional Vedantists, Radhakrishnan did not view the material world with all its differentiation as unreal; rather, it is simply not absolute in itself. Spiritual and moral value ultimately derives from something deeper. In this way, he established a metaphysical ground for religious tolerance, an openness he brought to his own activities in the political sphere. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
The Principal Upanishads: Edited with Introduction, Text, Translation and Notes (English, Sanskrit and Sanskrit… (1953) 186 copies
The Dhammapada: With Introductory Essays, Pali Text, English Translation and Notes (Oxford India Paperbacks) (1954) 47 copies
Idealist View of Life (Mandala Books) 10 copies
Cultural Heritage of India 6 copies
The Sacred Writings of the Sikhs (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European) (1986) 5 copies
Occasional speeches and writings 3 copies
Fellowship of the spirit 3 copies
The philosophy of the Upanishads 2 copies
A world community 2 copies
Kalki or the future of civilization 2 copies
Religion in a Changing World 2 copies
Religion, Science and Culture 2 copies
The present crisis of faith / 2 copies
Principal Upanisads 1 copy
Die Bhagavadgita. Sanskrittext mit Einleitung und Kommentar von S. Radhakrishnan. Mit dem indischen Urtext verglichen… (1958) 1 copy
Philosophy of the Upanishads 1 copy
Upanishadon Ka Sandesh 1 copy
Bhartiya Darshan, Khand-1 1 copy
True Education 1 copy
Phaedrus 1 copy
Theism of the Bhagavadgita 1 copy
Indian Religion and Culture 1 copy
The Library of Living Philosophers: The Philosophy of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, first edition (1952) 1 copy
La filosofia indiana 1 copy
La filosofia indiana 2 1 copy
Religion in Ost und West 1 copy
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan souvenir volume; collection of 76 articles by scholars of international fame 1 copy
Vannańkaị 1 copy
Towards a New World 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli
- Legal name
- Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli
- Birthdate
- 1888-09-05
- Date of death
- 1975-04-17
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- India
- Birthplace
- Thiruttani, Tamil Nadu, India (then British India)
- Place of death
- Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
- Education
- Madras Christian College (M.A.|Philosophy|1906)
- Occupations
- Vice President of India (1952-1962)
President of India (1962-1967)
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Indian Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1949-1952) - Relationships
- Gopal, Sarvepalli (son)
- Awards and honors
- Templeton Prize (1975)
Bharat Ratna (1954)
Order of Merit (1973)
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade (1961)
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