| Popis: |
The theme “humanising social life” immediately directs our attention to the notion of person and extends to the theme “the place of the person in society and his/her inalienable dignity.” As society is the setting in which the person exists and acts, person, society and human dignity seem closely interrelated. When we reflect upon the idea of humanization, India, with its caste-based society, becomes a more appropriate instance as the laboratory for the consideration of a “theory on humanization.” As the basic constituent of any society, the person is essential but ambiguous, for one can turn inward in a self-centred manner as happened for centuries in this country. Hence it is important to add that any resolution of the social problem requires that the individual be endowed with dignity, which includes one’s emotional life as well as intellect and will. It regards the possibility and necessity of speaking meaningfully of a social, cultural or generic consciousness at the corresponding levels. Whatever the possibility of an answer by philosophy, it is necessary to point out the consequences and the implications,which are directed to the life of individuals in the community, their realities and possibilities. |
