Title:
CHARVAK ETHICS AND PRACTICAL ETHICS A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Authors:
Dr. Sujit Kumar

Volume - 2 Issue - 12, Pages - 5889-5892

Abstract:
The Charvakadarshana or Indian Lokayati tradition considers logic or premise as impractical, baseless, which establishes spirituality, the hereafter or God as an element of classical truth. Kautilya's Arthashastra discusses the three pillars of Indian philosophy - Yoga, Samkhya and Lokayat. It is also worth noting that Kautilya's Arthashastra considers Lokayat not a symbol of materialism, a part of the Veda. The discussion of Lokayat is already from the Rig Veda. It was propagated by the adversaries as a materialistic inferiority till the sixth century and in the seventh century, the first philosopher Purandar used the name of Charvak as a materialist. Kumarail, Haribhadra and Shankaracharya has used the word Lokayat rather then Charavak. The names of Lokayat Charvak and Barhaspati etc. have been discussed since the 8th century.

Cite this Article:

[Kumar, Sujit. "CHARVAK ETHICS AND PRACTICAL ETHICS A COMPARATIVE STUDY." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 2, no. 12, Dec. 2017, pp. 5889-5892. Accessed Dec. 2017.]