The Moral and Political Thought of Mahatma Gandhi"In this book, first published by OUP USA in 1973, Professor Iyer elucidates the central concepts in the moral and political thought of Mahatma Gandhi, bringing out the subtlety, potency, and universal importance of his concepts of truth and non-violence, freedom and obligation, and his view of the relation between means and ends in politics." -- |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
SATYAGRAHA | 10 |
THE INDICTMENT OF MODERN CIVILIZATION | 23 |
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Absolute Truth accept action activity appeal argued artha become C. F. Andrews civil disobedience claims coercion concept concerned conscience cosmic creed critics declared dharma divine doctrine of satyagraha duty eternal ethical evil experience faith force freedom Gandhi believed Gandhi felt Gandhi's view Gandhian Gandhism Gita Gujarati hero heroic Hind Swaraj Hinduism human nature Ibid ideal Indian individual Jain justified Kali Yuga Karma Kautilya leaders lence living Mahabharata Mahatma Gandhi man's Marxist masses means ment merely modern civilization moksha Navajivan never non-cooperation nonviolence notion one's passive resistance perfect politician possible practice principle progress pursuit realization reason recognized regarded religion religious revolutionary rule saint satya and ahimsa Satya Yuga satyagraha sense society Socrates soul South Africa spiritual stress suffering swadeshi tapas thing thinkers thought tion tradition true ultimate universal untruth values violence virtue votary wholly