GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

'Knowledge gives us power, love gives us fullness.' - Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2022

Syllabus: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world.

How toppers approached it

From all 4 answers · about 160 words.

Opening

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Body

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  • Continuous prose1 of 4

Close

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  • A summary2 of 4

The toppers’ answers

Anshu PriyaAIR 16 · CSE 2021 · 181 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Dr. Radhakrishnan emphasizes the value of love as an eternal source of power. Love as an intrinsic value has the potential to lead man towards realisation of his self.

Body · points

Knowledge without love

→ It cannot achieve the purpose of enlightenment

Eg - Knowledge of Mahatma Gandhi learned in South Africa → Combined with love and Sarvodaya lead to mass participation in freedom

→ Such a knowledge is detrimental to the development

Eg - Nuclear arsenal knowledge.

Love as a source of fullness

→ Love for Family → act as a social shind and source of motivation in tragedy

→ Love for Society Eg - Kailash Satyarthi and Akshay patra ↓↓ true meaning of a 'full life'

→ Love brings humility and spirit of Service Eg - Mother teresa for poor.

→ Love help us pass through all 4 stages of life → infant → young → adult → old age

→ Love begets a healthy interpersonal relationship and Empathy.

Close · a summary

While knowledge no doubt is a great arsenal to empower oneself. It needs the wing of love to complement it.

More on Indian Thinkers

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

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