Classical Indian Ethical Thought

Morality is man’s special privilege. No other animal is moral. In fact, an animal other than man has neither the capacity of distinguishing between right and wrong nor it is liable to be called right or wrong for any of its actions. This is why morality or ethics is a world phenomenon in the human sphere, meaning thereby that people everywhere in the world are bound by certain moral obligations.

Notwithstanding the above fact, the Westerners have often disputed the possibility of any …