Humanistic Approaches in Gita and Quran - Dr. Debabrata Das

Humanism is any philosophy which recognizes the value or dignity of man and makes him the measures of all things or somehow takes human nature, its limits, or its interests as its theme.

Humanism is the most characteristic philosophy of modern times. After centuries of philosophic thinking and meditation, we have learnt that the end of all human activity is the improvement and development of man and that man is not to be sacrificed to any eternal power, be it God or a political and social institution. There is another reason for our concern with the man. The life today has become so complex and involved that no philosopher considers it a wisdom to shut his eyes to the besetting socio-politico-economico-cultural life of the man. For this reason, philosophers and thinkers should have concentrated their attention on social, political, educational, economical and cultural problems.

© "Kalyana-Kalpataru" (October, 2002) published by Jagdish Prasad Jalan for Gobind Bhawan Karyalaya, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Reprinted with permission.

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