Indian culture plays an important role in inculcating values. There are four main values of life have been highlighted from Vedic periods that have been considered as basic...
Rabindranath Tagore had vast knowledge and there was perhaps no aspect of Indian life which escaped his searching eyes. He was a novelist, dramatist, educationist, penetrating social reformer...
Dr Ambedkar was a learned scholar, revolutionary and jurist who fought against untouchability and casteism. He upheld the rights of the Dalits and other socially backward classes throughout...
Swami Vivekananda was born in 1863 in Calcutta in an affluent family. While studying in Calcutta University, he acquired deep interest and mastery in Western Philosophy and History....
The ideals and ideas of Mahatma Gandhi emanated partly from four major sources as follows: His inner religious convictions including ethical principles embedded in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and...
Jain ethical philosophy revolves around three jewels of Jainism {Triratna}, five great vows (Panch mahavratas), seven vows (vratas) for the laity, 11 vows for advanced laity, right penance,...
Ethics in Buddhism are based on the enlightened perspective of the Buddha. Morality is woven into the fabric of Buddhism; and all major Buddhist schools emphasize the importance of the moral life. Four Noble...
Carol Gilligan challenged Lawrence Kohlberg’s stage theory of moral development. Gilligan argued that his model was male biased, and failed to include the perspectives of women, and downgraded...
Socrates was the first systematic moral thinker, who led an exemplary life spending most of his time in philosophical discussion. He himself did not write anything. Instead he...
Family is the foundation on which values are built. Moral values like truthfulness, happiness, peace, justice are instilled in children’s thoughts, feelings and actions and they function as...
Integrity is the elementary value for any profession. It is important for all those who exhibit strong moral and ethical principles. It deals with exhibiting fairness and honesty...
A trait is characteristic of the person that change over time, but shouldn’t change rapidly. They should be stable attributes of the person. It represents a pattern of...
