Glimpses of the New Social Order A society that lives not by its men but by its institutions is a machine "A society that lives not by its men but by its institutions, is not a collective soul, but a machine; its life becomes a mechanical product and ceases to be a living growth. Therefore the coming of a spiritual age must be preceded by the appearance of an increasing number of individuals who are no longer satisfied with the normal intellectual, vital and physical existence of man, but perceive that a greater evolution is the real goal of humanity and attempt to effect it in themselves, to lead others to it and to make it the recognised goal of

The Present situation and What we should do A conflict between the two systems, Capitalistic and Socialistic, seems for the present a more likely issue "At one time it was possible to regard as an eventual possibility the extension of Socialism to all the nations; ...But... there might not be or not for a long time to come an inevitable tide of the spread of Socialism to all the peoples of the earth: other forces might arise which would dispute what seemed at one time and perhaps still seems the most likely outcome of existing world tendencies; the conflict between Communism and the less extreme socialistic idea which still respects the principle of liberty,

Reaction to Capitalism Transition from Democratic Individualism to Democratic Socialism and Collectivistic Socialism or Governmental Communism What is the remedy of Capitalism? Socialism? What is Socialism? Is it democratic? Is it undemocratic? Is it a restricted democracy? Is it identical with Communism, or is it different from it? Socialism leads to the sacrifice of individual liberty in order to establish the principle of Equality. What is the remedy? Democratic Socialism? Is Democratic Socialism likely to succeed? Is it likely to be widespread in the near future? Or will it give way to State Socialism? What is the truth behind the State Socialism? What are

Plato among his students, Pompeian mosaic, National Museum, Naples Appendix I A Synoptic Essay on Socrates It (the true soul) is the concealed Witness and Control, the hidden Guide, the Daemon of Socrates, the inner light or inner voice of the mystic. — Sri Aurobindo One of the greatest of the Greeks was Socrates who is known as the father of Philosophy. His early life is not much known but he must have lived a disciplined life right from early boyhood. We are told that he had a great power of endurance and could bear extreme cold and heat. He was a sturdy soldier and had shown remarkable skill and valour in several battles

Illumination, Heroism and Harmony Preface The task of preparing teaching-learning material for value- oriented education is enormous. There is, first, the idea that value-oriented education should be exploratory rather than prescriptive, and that the teaching-learning material should provide to the learners a growing experience of exploration. Secondly, it is rightly contended that the proper inspiration to turn to value-orientation is provided by biographies, autobiographical accounts, personal anecdotes, epistles, short poems, stories of humour, stories of human interest, brief passages filled with pregnant meanings, reflective short essays written in we

Fragment of pottery on which an Athenian citizen could scratch the name of the man he was voting to ostracize, that is to say, to send into exile. Appendix III A Detailed Chronology 490 BC — The 1st Persian war, the Persian army led by Darius is defeated by the Athenians in the battle of Marathon. 480 BC — The 2nd Persian war, the Persian army led by Xerxes is defeated in the Bay of Salamis by the Athenian forces. 469 BC — Birth of Socrates. 461 BC — Pericles rises to prominence as a leading statesman of Athens. 463 BC — Cimon, leader of the oligarchs, is ostra

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Socrates Introduction Who was Socrates? A stout man with a flat face, broad nose, thick lips, heavy beard, shabby clothes and an unduly large paunch, which he hoped to reduce by dancing this is how Socrates has been described. Not a very flattering description of a man commonly considered the founder of Western philosophy. Although far from the Greek ideal of beauty, his face shows the honesty, courage and humour which has come to be called "Socraticˮ. Plato speaks of him as all glorious within¹ while Alcibiades, another disciple of Socrates, compares him to a statue of Selinus ² ugly on the outside but full of beautiful golden statues of the gods inside³

Appendix IV Famous Quotations from Socrates The unexamined life is not worth living. All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. I am the wisest man alive; for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. A life unexamined is unworthy of a man. As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. Page - 150 True wisdom come

The Death of Socrates by French painter Jean-Louis David (1748-1825) Phaedo Plato PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE: PHAEDO: who is the narrator of the Dialogue to Echecrates of Phlius. ECHECRATES SOCRATES APOLLODORUS SIMMIAS CEBES CRITO ATTENDANT OF THE PRISON SCENE: The Prison of Socrates PLACE OF THE NARRATION: Phlius Page - 91 ECHECRATES. Were you yourself, Phaedo, in the prison with Socrates on the day when he drank the poison? PHAEDO. Yes, Echecrates, I was. ECHECRATES. I should so like to hear about his death. What did he say in his last hours? We were informed that he died by ta