[21] INTUITION IN THE THOUGHT OF DR. S. RADHAKRISHNAN

ARTICLE INFO- Date of Submission: Sep 04, 2024, Revised: Sep 25, 2024, Accepted: Sep 28, 2024, CrossRef d.o.i.: https://doi.org/10.56815/IJMRR.V3I3.2024/215-221, How to Cite: Ujjal Kumar Singha (2024). Intuition in the thought of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research & Reviews. 3(3). 215-221.

Abstract

This paper investigates the concept of intuition in the epistemology of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in a way that it is a primordial source of knowledge that can be equated to other forms of knowledge such as sense perception and discursive thinking. Whereas empirical observation provides the immediate data, and rational inference provides the systematic knowledge, all of them are limited in grasping ultimate reality. Intuition, according to Radhakrishnan, is an instantaneous, non-sensuous and immediate way of ascertaining truth that provides a firsthand generative of truth. Instead of repudiating the intellect he emphasises the indispensability of intuition and reason, and submits that intellectual rigour is a necessary precondition of high intuitive insight. As a conceptualised notion of both the knower and the known, intuition reveals the integrity of both and leads to a sense of totality of reality. The salient characteristics of intuition, which are described in the paper and include intuition self-evidence, revelation and ineffability, and mystical intuition as the culmination of the integral experience are placed. Conclusively, the theory of Radhakrishnan generalises rational and spiritual epistemic modalities, making it a wholesome framework that cuts across the Eastern and the Western philosophies.
Intuition, Intellect, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Sens Experience, Integral Experience