Gandhi and the idea of swaraj /

"This book examines Gandhi's idea of Swaraj as an alternative to the modern concept of political authority. It also introduces the readers with Gandhi's ideas of moral interconnectedness and empathetic pluralism. It explores the Gandhian belief that 'nonviolence' as a moral...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jahanbegloo, Ramin (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Subjects:	Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948. > Hinda svarāja. Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948 > Political and social views. Gandhi, > Mahatma, > 1869-1948. Hinda Svarāja (Gandhi, Mahatma) Nationalism > India. Home rule > India. Nonviolence > India. Home rule. Nationalism. Nonviolence. Political and social views. India.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: experimenting with truth : the nobility of spirit
Politics with conscience : parrhesia and maturity
Swaraj : empathetic emancipation and common humanity
Satyagraha : Socratic self-examination and nonviolent citizenry
Anti-political politics and integral democracy
The care of the world and moral obligation to disobey
Conclusion : spirituality of emancipation and the otherness of the other.