Humanism, Secularism, Multi-culturalism.


  • Human centric philo
  • Way of life centered around human concerns & values
  • Use of reason & scientific inquiry
  • Assert dignity & moral worth of Human, their capabilities for s actualization
  • Man - the essence of reality, no truth beyond man
  • An optimistic attitude of life
  • Each individual is an end in himself
  • Socrates - unexamined life is not worth living
  • Ethical - compassion , empathy , 1st physical need then mental & spiritual
  • Metaphysical - naturalized metaphysics
  • Epistemological - logical reasoning, critical analysis & empirical evidence
  • political - indiv freedom & responsibility , democracy & LEJFR
  • Sociology - reform & welfare (criminal ), no discrimination
  • Psychology - applied psychology
  • Edu, law liberal interpretation of A21, medicine, environment, feminism 
  • Renaissance Humanism
    • reason,
    • liberal,
    • Marxism,
    • ecological,
    • demo,
    • secular,
    • scientific humanism
  • MN Roy - Radical humanism, neo Humanism- 
    • Rationality, morality, freedom,
    • challenge all ideology that denies the sovereignty of man,
    • urge for human freedom,
    • ignorance obstacle,
    • removed by scientific edu,
    • freedom is process not complete idea
  • Religious / Christian humanism - 
    • love compassion 
    • sacrifices,
    • tolerance,
    • contradiction if interpreted in narrow term (god, heaven, hell)
    • Believe moral value autonomous, or their religious belief are moral & therefore humanistic ex Ramakrishna paramhans, Buddha
  • Feminist
  • Naturalistic
  • Impact - secularism, democracy, RD, HDI,
  • Criticism - environmental concern - biocentrism

Secularism

  • Humanist philo.
  • Western - Church - state mutually exclusive , born out of treaty, state can't provide aid , support reform
  • Indian - sui-generis, evolved philosophy, not treaty, a policy of principled intervention
    • +ve - aid - Kumbh Mela, facilitation of hajj pilgrims
    • -ve - reform sati , temple entry, triple talaq -biddat
    • Sarva dharma sambhav, Sarva dharma sadbhav
    • Radha krishnan - secularism  doesn't mean atheist universality of religious value
  • Secularism - x interreligious & intrareligious domination
  • Secularization - implementing secular value - more separation of church & state
    • -ve impact - less interference of religion into state affairs - less moral value, confinement , isolation , insecurity --> identity crisis --> fundamentalism , religious terrorism
    • +ve impact- modernization , rational , superstition , religion pvt affairs
  • Place of religion in future
    • Remains
    • Withers away - not intention of secularism, but it made conducive environment for reason to grow & religion vanish
  • More reason - people deny religion

Multi-culturalism.


  • Different culture - coexistence --> collective identity
  • 20th cent - Nationalism - Unity in diversity
  • 21st cent - Multiculturalism - diversity in unity
  • Factors responsible
  • Post war construction
  • Globalization  push pull factor
  • Transportation revltn -after 1990s - earth hypermobile
  • End of cold war
  • 2000s- MC - irreversible fact
  • Now a days - anti globalization sentiment, protectionism
  • Ind - multi cultural , multi religious , muliti lingual , multi ethinic society - cross fertilization of idea, future for world 
  • Theme
    • Minority rights - s governing R, poly ethinic R, special rep R
    • Controversy - affirmative action by majority, appeasing sometimes (Rajiv gandhi ordinance), block mainstream , r to freedom obstructed , Identity politics
  • Diversity
  • Unity & diversity not opposing force - they can & should be blended together, endorses there union & celebrate the communion
  • Ecosystem <<< biodiversity -- stable, dynamic, resilient, vigor 
  • Model of composite culture
  • USA- melting pot - cosmopolitanism - one world one culture -  American dream - identity crisis --> R& L fundamentalism , terrorism
  • Europe - salad bowl -
  • Indian - thali - unity in diversity
  • UK - be British 


  • MC -boon
  • Cross culture tolerance , talent , ideas , respecting difference
  • Bane - ghettoization


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