[Main Facts] In the intellectual crucible of ancient India, circa 600 BCE, a radical philosophical movement emerged that dared to dismantle the prevailing spiritual edifice: Charvaka. Also known as Lokayata ("philosophy of the people" or, derisively, "of the common folk") or Brhaspatya, Charvaka stood in stark opposition to the
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