Charavaka Philosophy: School of Materialism in Indian Philosophy

Rahul Yadav
Nov 2 · 7 min read

Materialism is a term most of us are aware of. The term generally is mentioned negatively where most often we hear claims such as, society has become too materialistic because we think that more and more people in the modern time pursue sensual pleasures, instead of spiritual pleasures. India as a society has traditionally been thought of as spiritual rather than materialistic…

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