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In praise of heresy : from Socrates to Ambedkar /

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Since the time of Socrates to the present, public intellectuals have aligned themselves with the heretical imperative by questioning organized power and opened up social, political, economic and cultural life to public scrutiny and accountability. This effort is described in this volume through the...

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Main Author: Jahanbegloo, Ramin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Socrates.
Ortega y Gasset, José, > 1883-1955.
Camus, Albert, > 1913-1960.
Mishima, Yukio, > 1925-1970.
Ambedkar, B. R. > (Bhimrao Ramji), > 1891-1956.
Ambedkar, B. R. > (Bhimrao Ramji), > 1891-1956
Camus, Albert, > 1913-1960
Mishima, Yukio, > 1925-1970
Ortega y Gasset, José, > 1883-1955
Socrates
Critical thinking.
Political science > Philosophy.
Heresy.
Conformity.
Social Conformity
Pensée critique.
Hérésie.
Conformisme.
Conformity
Critical thinking
Heresy
Political science > Philosophy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Since the time of Socrates to the present, public intellectuals have aligned themselves with the heretical imperative by questioning organized power and opened up social, political, economic and cultural life to public scrutiny and accountability. This effort is described in this volume through the self-examined lives of philosophers such as Socrates and José Ortega y Gasset, Albert Camus and Yukio Mishima. They serve to elaborate the context of the author's bold claim that B.R. Ambedkar, the central character of the author's research, is the boldest heretic in Indian political history.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvi, 99 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780190992965
0190992964