Science is a system of second causes, which cannot describe the world adequately, much less account for it. Anybody who had felt this, however vaguely, will find in Dr. Radhakrishnan a rich source of nourishment. He first examines the modern intellectual ferment, and the vain attempts to find a substitute for religion. He then discusses, drawing with equal ease on thinkers of east and west, the nature and validity of religious experience. Finally, he creates a fine vision of man’s evolution, and the continuing emergence of ever higher values. The wealth of material, together with the author’s own living faith, undogmatic and demanding no creed, make the book a complete philosophical education in itself.
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