An Idealist View of Life
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An Idealist View of Life is a philosophical work by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan that expounds his defense of idealism and explores the spiritual foundations of human experience and reality.
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| An Idealist View of Life canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: An Idealist View of Life Context triple: [Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, notableWork, An Idealist View of Life]
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Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher is an autobiographical work by Charles Babbage in which he recounts his life, scientific pursuits, and the development of his pioneering calculating machines.
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The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir is Samantha Power’s autobiographical account tracing her journey from immigrant and war correspondent to U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, exploring the challenges of pursuing human rights and moral leadership in foreign policy.
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Of Human Life
Of Human Life is the English title of Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae, which addresses the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, sexuality, and artificial contraception.
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The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life is a 1983 British comedy film by Monty Python that satirically explores the stages and absurdities of human existence through a series of surreal sketches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Idealist View of Life Target entity description: An Idealist View of Life is a philosophical work by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan that expounds his defense of idealism and explores the spiritual foundations of human experience and reality.
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A.
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher is an autobiographical work by Charles Babbage in which he recounts his life, scientific pursuits, and the development of his pioneering calculating machines.
-
B.
The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir
The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir is Samantha Power’s autobiographical account tracing her journey from immigrant and war correspondent to U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, exploring the challenges of pursuing human rights and moral leadership in foreign policy.
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C.
Of Human Life
Of Human Life is the English title of Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae, which addresses the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage, sexuality, and artificial contraception.
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D.
The Life of the Mind
The Life of the Mind is a posthumously published philosophical work by Hannah Arendt that explores the nature of thinking, willing, and judging as fundamental activities of human consciousness.
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E.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life is a 1983 British comedy film by Monty Python that satirically explores the stages and absurdities of human existence through a series of surreal sketches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| argues |
human personality has a spiritual core
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intuition is important for grasping ultimate reality ⓘ reality is ultimately spiritual ⓘ religion and philosophy are complementary ⓘ values are grounded in spiritual reality ⓘ |
| author | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hibbert Lectures delivered by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| explores |
God and the Absolute
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freedom and responsibility ⓘ nature of reality ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ relation between spirit and matter ⓘ religious experience ⓘ spiritual foundations of human experience ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart | lecture series ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Advaita Vedanta
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G. W. F. Hegel ⓘ Henri Bergson ⓘ Western idealism ⓘ William James ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
students of philosophy
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students of religion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indian philosophy
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idealism ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of Indian and Western philosophical traditions
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systematic exposition of Radhakrishnan’s idealism ⓘ |
| philosophicalPositionDefended |
objective idealism
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spiritual monism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
20th-century idealism
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modern Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| positionOnMaterialism | criticizes materialism ⓘ |
| positionOnNaturalism | criticizes naturalism ⓘ |
| positionOnScience | affirms science but subordinates it to spiritual insight ⓘ |
| positionOnTheism | defends a theistic interpretation of the Absolute ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| publisher | George Allen & Unwin ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Eastern Religions and Western Thought
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The Hindu View of Life ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan