What is it about?
We are living in an era when neither a religious nor a scientific community can any longer defend the claim of being the sole repository of knowledge and wisdom. Hence science-religion dialogue is of intense interest in diverse cultural contexts. This paper brings out the distinctive trend of the Indian intellectual traditions – focusing on the Upanisadic – to lay bare the philosophical insights that have shaped the prevalent attitude, which is not to view science and religion as antagonistic, but rather as forces that together could create a world where the persistent epistemological and ethical problems can get resolved to the benefit of humanity.
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Why is it important?
The Indian traditional view regarding who we are and about our habitat has influenced the way the import of scientific and religious endeavors is understood. Understanding this philosophical stand is crucially important for appreciating why the kind of anatagonism that has been a part of intellectual history elsewhere is absent in Indian culture.
Perspectives
Empirical surveys show that the attitudes of Indian scientist toward religion is considerably more positive. This paper explains the philosophical insights of the Indian thought tradition that shape that deep understanding. It is surely worth an attempt to grasp that nexus of ideas stemming from Indian culture.
Dr Anindita Balslev Niyogi Balslev
JNMF,
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This page is a summary of: “SCIENCE-RELIGION SAMVADA” AND THE INDIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE, Zygon®, November 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12229.
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