-.o..::~ o : 2/PSSC So~"ial .. Science Information January 1975 Editors' notes alone, i.e, by creating disease in the minds raised in the minds of the suffering "tax . of the people so as to perpetuate their paying'" masses was, "Why did develop­ power. The sorry piight, crisis and retarda­ ment not take place in Pathan, India when tion of human society today is due to this. so many scholars were there? " The reason According to a thesis entitled Theory Such theories existed in the past and is the influence of the Nyaya philosophy and Pra ctice by Shrii P.R. Sarkar,lndia's even today in good number. For example, on life-a philosophy divorced from prac­ emerging intellectual and spiritual titan, a Mixed Economy. Those who know it, ticality. theory which precedes practice invites sev­ know it well that it is all a farce. It was The third main factor of a theory is in­ eral difficulties in its materialization while neither done in the past nor will it be ever efficiency in the field ofapplication. Even a theory that succeeds practice can be done. Its practication can never be done if the theory is correct, this is not prac­ materialized even with a little effort. Sim­ nor are its exponents particular about it tically materialized due to inexperience ply the time factor will remain, depending nor will they be because their internal and other inefficiencies. Sometimes a man on the nature of the effort applied. If more motive is simply to cheat the people. is efficient and successful in individual life, efforts are made it will be materialized in a Peaceful existence is another of its kind ­ but in collective life he is unsuccessful. short time and in case of less effort it will it was neither done nor is done, nor will be The fourth factor is environmental dif­ j take a little more time. But definitely it done. Democratic Socialism is yet another ficulty. At this stage, the hypocrite's must be materialized. as socialism can never be established on a psvchologv, the theoretician's psychology When theory succeeds the practice, the democratic platform. Behind this works and the Inefficiency in the field of appli­ practical world is first observed then the the hypocrite's intellect, one of the four cation do not work. In this case when a theory is made. As for instance, the apple reasons for the failure of a theory. theory is expounded, the expounder re­ fell down then the theory came into being, The next one is theoretician's psycho­ mains in a particular mental environment. not that the apple fell as per the theory. In logy. Here the hypocrite psychology does He creates a world in the mind and applies such a case, where theory follows practice, not apply. When theoreticians expound a the theory on his own mental plane, as for that becomes practicable. theory, they do not look at the world or at instance, Marxism. The expounder did not Now if the correct effects of the theo­ the practicality of their theory. They do lack in efficiency and sincerity. The theory ries be mingled, then a new resultant in the not see what is underneath their feet and which he created in his particular mental form of a new theory comes into being. instead build castles in the air because they environment is correct in a way. But the However when the practicality springs have no concern with reality. Although crust of the earth and the mental environ­ up after theory, the theory mayor may man's life is trifarious - physical, mental, ment are certainly not similar. The crust of not be materialized. The trial to materia Ii ze and spiritual, the logicians only remain the earth is hard indeed. So when Marxism theory is of four kinds. The success and confined to the intellectual realm, they do came into the practical world it was a total failure of tne theory depends upon these not enter the physical or spiritual spheres. failure. The theory was, of course correct four. Due to this there exists no effort in them in the created intellectual environment but The first one is hypocrites psychology. to materialize the theory into practice. So in practice it was found not at all in conso­ A hypocrite (many politicians fall in this first the theory is impractical and second nance with the intellectual environment. category) makes a theory but while giving they do not have any effort to materialize To illustrate further, you can create in it, his object is not to materialize it. By it. your psychic field, that in the Ganges Ri­ exploiting the name theory he serves his For example, in Medieval-India, the in­ ver, there is no water but milk. You then own purpose and that of a group. The fluence of Gautama Nyaya philosophy on go on planning for making a wide variety theory will never be materialized as there is the then life, a philosophy divorced from of dainty sweets and candies out of the even no effort to materialize it. The main practicality, caused so many scholars to mentally created milk and plan for exports purpose of the proponents is simply for uselessly research year after y~r on ques­ to solve the foreign exchange problem. But show and not to solve the problem. They tions like "whether the oil is in the pot or the reality is that there is water in the want to misguide the people by tall talks the pot in the oil?" A question naturally Turn to page 23 ~ Social Science ~ INFOBMiiTI01V Staff' The PSSC is a nonstock, nonprofit, pri­ The PSSC Executive Board for 1974 are: vate association of Philippine social science Armand V,Fabella, chairman: Loretta M I Dennis G. Teves, editor organizations. Incorporated in 1968, itwas Leni'S. 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