SHAPING HUMANITY’S DESTINY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT’S RATIONALISM AND AUROBINDO GHOSH’S SPIRITUAL INTEGRALISM

This paper comparatively analyzes the philosophical contributions of Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) and Aurobindo Ghosh (1872–1950), two influential thinkers from distinct cultural and historical contexts. While Wollstonecraft, a key figure of the Enlightenment, championed reason, education, and human rights to advocate for women’s emancipation and societal reform, Ghosh, an Indian philosopher and yogi, proposed an “Integral Philosophy” centered on spiritual evolution, holistic education, and a transformed human unity. This study explores their respective visions for human potential, individual development, and societal progress, highlighting convergences in their commitment to human betterment and divergences in their foundational principles – rational materialism versus spiritual integralism. By examining their major works and core ideas, this paper illuminates how their unique intellectual frameworks shaped their approaches to education, social transformation, and the ultimate destiny of humanity.