Question

Mention the common characteristic of India philosophy

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Practical necessity - Philosophy in India developed as a practical necessity. Philosophy in general concerned about the Ultimate questions of human life. They tried to find a path that might help people to solve the of life in a better way. The Indian philosophers very well understood that philosophy and life had a close relationship

2.Intial pessimism - Indian philosophy , in general start with a note of pessimism.A sense of dissatisfaction at the existing state of affairs can be notes in almost all the systems of Indian philosophy. However that the pessimistic note is only the Intial note in Indian philosophy which generally concludes with the optimistic note.

3.Belief in moral order - Belief in eternal moral order is another feature that is commonly found to be present in the system of Indian philosophy,of course with the exception of the Carvaka, the only materialistic system flourishing in India.

4.Ignorance: root cause of all the suffering - ignorance about the true nature of things gives rise to attachment to the worldly objects as they can gratify the senses. Such attachment to objects of senses makes men slave to their desires, passions

5.Liberation: Ultimate goal - system of Indian philosophy, barring the Carvaka ,take liberation or freedom from bondage to be the ultimate goal of human life. Liberation means complete cessation of suffering.

6.Spiritualism - Indian philosophy is said to be spiritual because It regards spirit or soul as superior to body or matter

Epistemological issues - all the systems of Indian philosophy make elaborate discussion on epistemological issues , like valid source of knowledge,types of valid knowledge etc

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