How Long to Read Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism

How Long Does it Take to Read Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 18 minutes to read Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism by Swami Medhananda

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Hindu monk who introduced Vedåanta to the West, is undoubtedly one of modern India's most influential philosophers. Unfortunately, his philosophy has too often been interpreted through reductive hermeneutic lenses. Typically, scholars have viewed him either as a modern-day exponent of âSaçnkara's Advaita Vedåanta or as a "Neo-Vedåantin" influenced more by Western ideas than indigenous Indian traditions. In Swami Vivekananda's Vedåantic Cosmopolitanism, Swami Medhananda rejects both of these prevailing approaches to offer a new interpretation of Vivekananda's philosophy, highlighting its originality, contemporary relevance, and cross-cultural significance. Vivekananda, the book argues, is best understood as a cosmopolitan Vedåantin who developed novel philosophical positions through creative dialectical engagement with both Indian and Western thinkers. Inspired by his guru Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda reconceived Advaita Vedåanta as a nonsectarian, life-affirming philosophy that provides an ontological basis for religious cosmopolitanism and a spiritual ethics of social service. He defended the scientific credentials of religion while criticizing the climate of scientism beginning to develop in the late nineteenth century. He was also one of the first philosophers to defend the evidential value of supersensuous perception on the basis of general epistemic principles. Finally, he adopted innovative cosmopolitan approaches to long-standing philosophical problems. Bringing him into dialogue with a galaxy of contemporary philosophers, Medhananda demonstrates the sophistication and enduring value of Vivekananda's views on the limits of reason, the dynamics of religious faith, and the hard problem of consciousness"--

How long is Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism?

Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism by Swami Medhananda is 433 pages long, and a total of 109,549 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 134% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 58 minutes to read Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism aloud.

What Reading Level is Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism?

Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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