Description ‘Science is a system of second causes, which cannot describe the world adequately, much less account for it’ In An Idealist View of Life, S. Radhakrishnan explores aspects of the modern intellectual debate on science vis-a-vis religion and the vain attempts to find a substitute for religion. He discusses, drawing upon the traditions of East and West, the nature and validity of religious experience. Finally, he creates a fine vision of man’s evolution and the emergence of higher values. The range of subjects combined with the author’s own faith, undogmatic and free of creed, makes this book a philosophical education in itself. ‘One of the most profoundly moving religious books of our time’ – The Spectator
