Value crisis a philosophical study of Swami Vivekananda and Dr S Radhakrishnan

INTRODUCTION 1.1. VALUE CRISIS Value crisis is a burning problem that requires the immediate attention of the entire mankind. It is a global phenomenon which is eating the vitals of the society. Rapid scientific growth and technical advancement have threatened the age old values. Negation of traditional values and change in living conditions are the major causes of value erosion all over the world. The unprincipled profit making activities have divided mankind into fragments. The craze for money making at all costs has placed the masses in a vicious circle. The people's concern for the erosion of values all over the world is a very big challenge before all the human beings for ensuring a sustainable social structure. The challenges to ensure the human development is massive and no worthwhile achievement is possible without an upsurge of ethical values, of,