EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

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EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Charvaka theory of self can be termed as
A
Vitalist
B
Mentalist
C
Materialist
D
All of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The self of the Charvaka can be viewed as an epiphenomenon, an incidental product of physical processes that has no effect of its own.

Detailed explanation-2: -Charvaka, also called Lokayata (Sanskrit: “Worldly Ones”), a philosophical Indian school of materialists who rejected the notion of an afterworld, karma, liberation (moksha), the authority of the sacred scriptures, the Vedas, and the immortality of the self.

Detailed explanation-3: -Charvaka (Sanskrit: ; IAST: Cārvāka), also known as Lokāyata, is an ancient school of Indian materialism. Charvaka holds direct perception, empiricism, and conditional inference as proper sources of knowledge, embraces philosophical skepticism and rejects ritualism and supernaturalism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charvakas believe that there are four elements (bhutachatustaya): earth, water, fire and air.

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