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The concept of ''[[Varnashrama dharma|Varna]]'' describes four main socio-psychological types, whereby human [[Psychology|psychological]] and physical endowment and social [[ | The concept of ''[[:wikipedia:Varnashrama dharma|Varna]]'' describes four main socio-psychological types, whereby human [[:wikipedia:Psychology|psychological]] and physical endowment and social [[:wikipedia:Motivation|motivations]] are expressed: the ''[[:wikipedia:Brahmin|Vipra]]'' ([[:wikipedia:Intellectual|intellectual]]), ''[[:wikipedia:Kshatriya|kshatriya]]'' ([[:wikipedia:Warrior|warrior]]), ''[[:wikipedia:Vaishya|vaeshya]]'' (acquisitor) and ''[[:wikipedia:Shudra|shudra]]'' ([[:wikipedia:Labourer|laborer]]). ''Varna'', in Sarkar's perspective, however is more than just a psychological trait but rather an [[:wikipedia:Archetype|archetype]], approximately to [[:wikipedia:Michel Foucault|Michel Foucault's]] notion of [[:wikipedia:Episteme|epistemes]], which are broader frameworks of [[:wikipedia:Knowledge|knowledge]] defining what is true and [[:wikipedia:Reality|real]].{{sfn|Galtung|Inayatullah|1997}} | ||
Sarkar's "[[Law of Social Cycle]]" applies these traits in a [[theory]] of historical [[evolution]], where [[Geologic time scale|age]]s rise and fall in terms of ruling elites representing one of the above mentioned traits. This "law" possibly connects to the earlier cyclical historical [[idea]]s of [[Sri Aurobindo]], with a focus on the psychology of [[Developmental psychology|human development]], as well as [[Ibn Khaldun]], among other [[Macro-historical|macrohistorians]] ideas about cycles. However, along with a cyclical dimension — the rise and fall of ages — Sarkar's theory exhibits a correspondent linear [[dimension]], in that economic and [[Technology|technological]] "[[progress (history)|progress]]" are considered critical in terms of meeting the changing material conditions of life. Ultimately, for Sarkar, true progress has to prioritise development in the spiritual dimension. | Sarkar's "[[Law of Social Cycle]]" applies these traits in a [[theory]] of historical [[evolution]], where [[Geologic time scale|age]]s rise and fall in terms of ruling elites representing one of the above mentioned traits. This "law" possibly connects to the earlier cyclical historical [[idea]]s of [[Sri Aurobindo]], with a focus on the psychology of [[Developmental psychology|human development]], as well as [[Ibn Khaldun]], among other [[Macro-historical|macrohistorians]] ideas about cycles. However, along with a cyclical dimension — the rise and fall of ages — Sarkar's theory exhibits a correspondent linear [[dimension]], in that economic and [[Technology|technological]] "[[progress (history)|progress]]" are considered critical in terms of meeting the changing material conditions of life. Ultimately, for Sarkar, true progress has to prioritise development in the spiritual dimension. | ||