Quotes: Criticism of the Founders of Materialistic Sociology (Srila Prabhupada)

Plato

Syamasundara dasa: This type of education was designed in order to determine a person's category. It is not that one belongs to a particular class according to qualifications.

Srila Prabhupada: Yes, we also say that, but that tendency or disposition is to be ascertained by the spiritual master, by the teacher who trains the boy. The teacher should be able to see whether a boy is fit for military training, for administration, or for philosophy. It is not that everyone should take the same training. One should be trained fully according to his particular tendency.

Jeremy Bentham

Śyāmasundara: ...Jeremy Bentham... the goal of society, according to the utilitarians, is the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

Prabhupāda: ...Happiness means satisfying the senses. So sense gratification. But the actual sense gratification, the greatest sense gratification is to be derived by your transcendental senses, not these gross senses.

Śyāmasundara: He says that the interest of the community would be the sum of the interests of the individuals in the community.

Prabhupāda: That is a compromise. That is not happiness, that "You don't harm me, I don't harm you, and we remain happy." That does not mean you are happy, I am happy. These are simply speculate.

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Marx

Srila Prabhupada: But if you make the state the center, there is no question of a classless society... So what is the difference between Marx's theory and others? ...First of all, the person in the center must be perfect; then his dictations can be considered perfect. If you put a lot of imperfect men in office, what is the point in changing governments? The same corruption will go on.