Philosophy of Religion-Religious Experience [IAS (Admin.) Mains Philosophy]: Questions 1 - 8 of 8

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Question 1

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Is religion a uniting force for humanity in the globalizing world as of today? Discuss.

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Religion and the Uniting Force

Religion and Globalization Persistently Engage
  • Religion and globalization persistently engage in a flexible relationship in which the former relies on the latter in order to thrive and flourish while at the same time challenging its (globalisation՚s) hybridising effects. Globalization – due to the advent of communicatio…

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Question 2

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Discuss whether and how does religious symbolism lead to mysticism?

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Religious Symbolism and Mysticism

Religious Symbolism
  • When in the pursuit of ultimate a sage experiences some mystical thought, he tries to translate it in some kind of song, fable and pictorial form. This is the beginning of symbolism. Symbolism does not lead to mysticism. Mysticism experiences in order to express themselves use symbols as a tool.
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Question 3

Appeared in Year: 2019

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How far can religious experience be made a topic of public discourse? Analyse.

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Religious Experience and Public Discourse

  • The stigma of most of the world՚s religious institutions as outdated or brimming with controversy has caused many to disregard its arguments particularly on topics such as same-sex marriage.
  • In turn, the logic by a person commonly goes as follows, “I don՚t think God exists, and your argument is rooted in a be…

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Question 4

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Answer the following in about 150 words;

How far can religious experience be made a topic of public discourse?

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Religion and religions experience should be a topic of public discourse. It should be well discussed in the society. Some of the followings are the advantages of it;

It Would Lead to Secularization

  • Secularism is inspired by the sense of social justice which tends to prevent discrimination between the followers of different religions living together.
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Question 5

Appeared in Year: 2020

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Discuss the significance of religion vis a vis the present scientific and technological development?

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Religion and scientific and technological development are not separate from one another.

There are many Western philosophers and schools of Indian thought via which we can see that.

For example;

The Milesian, Thales

According to Thales, the universe is fundamentally water. In other words, water is the principle of everything- everything comes from and …

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Question 6

Appeared in Year: 2019

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Answer the following in about 150 words;

Can there be a philosophical argument to support violence in the name of religion? Discuss

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No, there cannot be a philosophical argument to support violence in the name of religion. For example; Buddhism, Jainism and Yoga school of Indian Philosophy.

According to Buddhism

  • Ahimsa or violence is condemned in every shape and every form.
  • Buddhism says, there are eight folds path to realise Nirvana.
  • Right action or samyag karmanta is one of them.
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Question 7

Appeared in Year: 2021

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Explain the concept of religious experience in the light of Vedantic tradition. (Paper 2)

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Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan identified his religion as Hinduism and the religion of Spirit. He was a strict adherent of the Vedantic tradition as well [Vedanta as another term to his religion] has explicitly worked on the concept of religious experience. For him religious experience is a form of knowledge but shouldn՚t be misunderstood with an ordinar…

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Question 8

Appeared in Year: 2022

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Discuss the nature and variety of religious experience as presented by William James. (Paper 2)

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Religion according to James, is “… as I now ask you arbitrarily to take it shall mean for us the feelings, acts, and experiences, of individual men in their solitude, so far as they apprehend themselves to stand in relation to what they consider divine.” Amongst the multiple issues that animates James′ Gifford Lectures, is that he separates “second…

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