The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c7.s12.5

c7.s12.5

Gabriel Tarde's "*l'opposition universelle*" must be taken to be as fundamental a society-making force as Gumplowicz's "race-struggle." An undue emphasis on the "Pan"-ideas from the "ideals" of Pan-Hellenism and Pan-Indianism (Pax Sārvabhaumica) to the "ideals" of Pan-Asianism and Pan-Europa can but shunt off the scientific studies in sociology and historical topics along misleading lines.⁴⁰ The metabolistic processes of political disunion and statal pluralism are as positive data of ancient, medieval and modern India as of Europe today, yesterday and day before yesterday.