GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Given below are two quotations. For each of these bring out what it means to you in the present context. (a) The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall always see Truth in fragment and from different points of vision. Mahatma Gandhi.

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Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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Vishakha YadavAIR 6 · CSE 2019 · 160 wordsTheir whole copy

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The given statement implies a constructivist view of the truth which can have different meanings based on different perceptions and understandings. Similar study has been done by scholars such as Foucault and Derrida to find accomodative meanings behind the various discourses.

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Gandhiji was a spiritual person who advocated truth (Satyagraha - insistence on truth) to conduct his personal and political life. A person can be tolerant only if he/she has the persistent audacity to see the instances of truth, rationality and mutual respect for different viewpoints.

Indian constitution also recognise the value of toleration and pluralism as the Bulwark of Indian society.

Today, when we see rising instances of the mob lynching, intolerance in society and the religious fundamentalism, the values of mutual toleration and Satyagraha find even more importance.

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Globally, to address the diverse non-conventional threats among differing nations to deal with climate change, non-state actors we need accomodation and mutual toleration as the global golden rule of conduct.

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Moral thinkers and philosophers from India used as a source: Gandhi, Buddha, Vivekananda, Kautilya, Tiruvalluvar, Ambedkar, Kabir and others.

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