TY - JOUR
T1 - Toleration in modern liberal discourse with special reference to Radhakrishnan's tolerant hinduism
AU - Kirloskar-Steinbach, M.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - If we take any philosopher as a guru, if we treat his works as gospel, if we make of his teaching a religion complete with dogma and exegesis, we may become members of the congregation of the faithful, but we will not possess the openness of mind essential for a critical understanding of the master's views. The true teacher helps us to think for ourselves in the new situations which arise (Radhakrishnan in Schilpp 1952: 8). © 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
AB - If we take any philosopher as a guru, if we treat his works as gospel, if we make of his teaching a religion complete with dogma and exegesis, we may become members of the congregation of the faithful, but we will not possess the openness of mind essential for a critical understanding of the master's views. The true teacher helps us to think for ourselves in the new situations which arise (Radhakrishnan in Schilpp 1952: 8). © 2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
U2 - 10.1023/A:1021159731521
DO - 10.1023/A:1021159731521
M3 - Article
VL - 30
SP - 389
EP - 402
JO - Journal of Indian Philosophy
JF - Journal of Indian Philosophy
SN - 0022-1791
IS - 4
ER -