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This book examines the figure of the public intellectual through
the work of Emile Zola in the Dreyfus Affair. It analyses Zola's
famous letter "J'Accuse" supporting Alfred Dreyfus and its
philosophical and political consequences for the intellectual
world, including Indian public intellectuals. The volume is an
examination of the critical role which can be played by public
intellectuals today by referring to the "J'Accuse" model and an
homage to the ideal of living decently and truthfully through the
exercise of critical reason and moral excellence. Accessible and
comprehensive, the book will be essential reading for students of
philosophy and critical reasoning. It will be of interest to
general readers as well.
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 and political concept is essentially the
empowerment of the Other through spiritual and political
realization of the self as a non-egocentric subject. Further, it
highlights Swaraj as an act of conscience and therefore a
transformative force, essential to the harmony between spirituality
and politics. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and
researchers of philosophy, politics and South Asian Studies.
This book highlights the problem of one-dimensional, reductionistic
life of the modern individual. An expression of crisis in our
world, it discusses the imperative need to have a more
comprehensive, non-reductionist life where the Other is
incorporated, especially the relationship between the Other and the
Self, based on virtues like love, empathy, equality, and
compassion. The volume sheds light on how the world has forgone the
art of living for a mutilated sense of well-being, the rise of
conformity and complacency in human thought, and the lack of
democratic dissent and citizenry responsibility in our contemporary
societies, which is now characterized by mass immaturity, propelled
by a process of thoughtlessness. It discusses how humans need to be
aware of the life they lead, to think about Otherness of the Other
not just as another virtue but also as a crucial element in the
survival of humanity, for people to coexist with the world around
them as equals. Furthermore, it advocates meaningful and thoughtful
existence, in touch with the Nature we coexist with, to ensure that
humanity is not robbed of its noble spirit as we live to survive in
our techno-capitalist societies. An introspective read, this book
will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of moral and
ethical philosophy, political philosophy, and political science.
This book highlights the problem of one-dimensional, reductionistic
life of the modern individual. An expression of crisis in our
world, it discusses the imperative need to have a more
comprehensive, non-reductionist life where the Other is
incorporated, especially the relationship between the Other and the
Self, based on virtues like love, empathy, equality, and
compassion. The volume sheds light on how the world has forgone the
art of living for a mutilated sense of well-being, the rise of
conformity and complacency in human thought, and the lack of
democratic dissent and citizenry responsibility in our contemporary
societies, which is now characterized by mass immaturity, propelled
by a process of thoughtlessness. It discusses how humans need to be
aware of the life they lead, to think about Otherness of the Other
not just as another virtue but also as a crucial element in the
survival of humanity, for people to coexist with the world around
them as equals. Furthermore, it advocates meaningful and thoughtful
existence, in touch with the Nature we coexist with, to ensure that
humanity is not robbed of its noble spirit as we live to survive in
our techno-capitalist societies. An introspective read, this book
will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of moral and
ethical philosophy, political philosophy, and political science.
* This volume examines the philosophy of Albert Camus through his
concept of 'decivilization'* It Will be of great interest to
scholars and researchers of Western literature, especially French,
and Western Philosophy.* Albert Camus won the Nobel Prize for
literature.
This book examines the figure of the public intellectual through
the work of Emile Zola in the Dreyfus Affair. It analyses Zola's
famous letter "J'Accuse" supporting Alfred Dreyfus and its
philosophical and political consequences for the intellectual
world, including Indian public intellectuals. The volume is an
examination of the critical role which can be played by public
intellectuals today by referring to the "J'Accuse" model and an
homage to the ideal of living decently and truthfully through the
exercise of critical reason and moral excellence. Accessible and
comprehensive, the book will be essential reading for students of
philosophy and critical reasoning. It will be of interest to
general readers as well.
In April 2006, Canadian-Iranian philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo was
waiting at the airport in Tehran for a flight to Brussels. He had
arrived early, knowing he would be double-checked by security,
something that had become almost routine for him. But on this day
the routine was broken and missing his flight became the least of
his worries.
Jahanbegloo was arrested and detained in solitary confinement in
Iran's infamous Evin Prison.
Sorbonne-educated and an author of almost thirty books, he was a
prominent promoter of intercultural dialogue, and a philosopher of
non-violence in the tradition of Tolstoy and Gandhi. He was hardly
someone to pose a threat to a country's security. Yet, the Iranian
authorities accused him of spying.
A petition against his imprisonment was initiated, with Umberto
Eco, Jurgen Habermas, and Noam Chomsky among the signatories.
International organizations and human rights groups joined in; the
media reported the case extensively. Without ever being officially
charged, Jahanbegloo was finally released in August of that year.
This is his story.
This book maps the genesis and development of Gandhi's idea of
non-violence. It traces the evolution of the message of peace from
its first expressions in South Africa to Gandhi's later campaigns
against British rule in India, most prominently the Salt March
campaign of 1930. It argues that Gandhi's blueprint for change must
be adopted in the present, as the world craters on the precipice of
catastrophic climate change, and the threat of nuclear war hangs
over our heads. A timely book for uncertain times, this work is a
reminder of the value of peace in the 21st century. It will be of
great interest to readers, scholars and researchers of peace and
conflict studies, politics, philosophy, history and South Asian
studies.
This book is a comparative study of Gandhi's philosophy and
analyzes his relevance to modern political thought. It traces the
intellectual origins of Gandhi's nonviolence as well as his
engagement with Western thinkers - ancient as well as his
contemporaries. The author discusses Gandhi's exchanges with
eminent thinkers like Tolstoy and Thoreau, and looks at his vision
of pluralism, democracy, and violence through the lens of
philosophers like Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, and Cornelius
Castoriadis. Further, it explores Gandhi's association with Abdul
Ghaffar Khan and the Khilafat Movement. Finally, the book examines
Gandhian thought in the light of his global followers like Martin
Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela. An invaluable resource for the
contemporary mind, this book will be of great interest to scholars
and researchers of politics, political thought, Gandhi studies, and
philosophy.
This book maps the genesis and development of Gandhi's idea of
non-violence. It traces the evolution of the message of peace from
its first expressions in South Africa to Gandhi's later campaigns
against British rule in India, most prominently the Salt March
campaign of 1930. It argues that Gandhi's blueprint for change must
be adopted in the present, as the world craters on the precipice of
catastrophic climate change, and the threat of nuclear war hangs
over our heads. A timely book for uncertain times, this work is a
reminder of the value of peace in the 21st century. It will be of
great interest to readers, scholars and researchers of peace and
conflict studies, politics, philosophy, history and South Asian
studies.
This book is a comparative study of Gandhi's philosophy and
analyzes his relevance to modern political thought. It traces the
intellectual origins of Gandhi's nonviolence as well as his
engagement with Western thinkers - ancient as well as his
contemporaries. The author discusses Gandhi's exchanges with
eminent thinkers like Tolstoy and Thoreau, and looks at his vision
of pluralism, democracy, and violence through the lens of
philosophers like Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, and Cornelius
Castoriadis. Further, it explores Gandhi's association with Abdul
Ghaffar Khan and the Khilafat Movement. Finally, the book examines
Gandhian thought in the light of his global followers like Martin
Luther King Jr and Nelson Mandela. An invaluable resource for the
contemporary mind, this book will be of great interest to scholars
and researchers of politics, political thought, Gandhi studies, and
philosophy.
This book interprets the ideas, thoughts and concepts that
characterize the writings and philosophy of Albert Camus for our
contemporary times. It investigates Camus' "revolted compassion" as
an outsider and a philosopher-writer who in his own words believed
in "creating dangerously". The author examines Camus' interventions
on political, philosophical and moral questions, such as Algerian
independence, capital punishment, ideological violence, nihilism in
the context of his ideals of the absurd and revolt, and justice and
liberty. Further, it goes on to provide an exhaustive analysis of
Camus' critique of violence and his intellectual resistance to
totalitarianism. Bringing together latest scholarship with an acute
analysis of Albert Camus' philosophy, this sourcebook throws a
powerful light on the intellectual foundations of the twentieth
century and its relevance for the twenty-first. The book will be of
interest to scholars of literature, philosophy and African Studies.
Revealing and enlightening, Conversations with Isaiah Berlin gives
a close-up view of one of the foremost thinkers of our time An
interview with the noted British philosopher and historian of
ideas, conducted by the Iranian philosopher Jahanbegloo, which grew
into a series of five conversations, comprising an intellectual
memoir. They include Berlin's writings on historicism, pluralism
and liberty as well as the ideas of thinkers such as Vico, Herder
and Herzen. Berlin also speaks of his many friends and
acquaintances amongst the important thinkers and artists of the
twentieth century. Philosopher and leading proponent of liberal
thinking, Isaiah Berlin has changed our sense of history and life.
This new edition provides an excellent introduction to Berlin's
thought.
A powerful book on the importance of committing to nonviolence. In
this compact book, Ramin Jahanbegloo argues that the time has come
for humanity to renew its political, economic, and cultural
commitment to the idea of nonviolence. At the core of the work of
such towering fighters against oppression as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin
Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, and Václav Havel,
the idea of nonviolence still has much to teach us and much work to
do in the ongoing fight for justice worldwide.
What do we mean by nonviolence? What can nonviolence achieve? Are
there limits to nonviolence and, if so, what are they? These are
the questions the Iranian political philosopher and activist Ramin
Jahanbegloo tackles in his journey through the major political
advocates of nonviolence during the 20th century. While nonviolent
resistance has accompanied human culture from its earliest
beginnings, and representations of nonviolence in Eastern religions
like Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism are ubiquitous, it is only in
20th century that it emerged as a major preoccupation of figures
such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother
Teresa and Václav Havel. Focusing on examples of their way of
thinking in different cultural, geographic and political contexts,
from the Indian Independence Movement and US Civil rights and
Anti-Apartheid movement to the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
and nonviolent protests in Tunisia, Iran, Serbia and Hong-Kong,
Jahanbegloo explores why nonviolence remains relevant as a form of
resistance against injustice and oppression around the world. With
balanced readings of central players and events, this comparative
study of a pivotal form of resistance written by accomplished
scholar of Gandhi presents convincing reasons to commit to
nonviolence, reminding us why it matters to the development of
contemporary political thought.
Gandhi is revered as a historic leader, the father of Indian
independence, and the inspiration for nonviolent protest around the
world. But the importance of these practical achievements has
obscured Gandhi's stature as an extraordinarily innovative
political thinker. Ramin Jahanbegloo presents Gandhi the political
theorist-the intellectual founder of a system predicated on the
power of nonviolence to challenge state sovereignty and domination.
A philosopher and an activist in his own right, Jahanbegloo guides
us through Gandhi's core ideas, shows how they shaped political
protest from 1960s America to the fall of the Berlin Wall and
beyond, and calls for their use today by Muslims demanding change.
Gandhi challenged mainstream political ideas most forcefully on
sovereignty. He argued that state power is not legitimate simply
when it commands general support or because it protects us from
anarchy. Instead, legitimacy depends on the consent of dutiful
citizens willing to challenge the state nonviolently when it acts
immorally. The culmination of the inner struggle to recognize one's
duty to act, Jahanbegloo says, is the ultimate "Gandhian moment."
Gandhi's ideas have motivated such famous figures as Martin Luther
King, Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama. As Jahanbegloo
demonstrates, they also inspired the unheralded Muslim activists
Abul Kalam Azad and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, whose work for Indian
independence answers those today who doubt the viability of
nonviolent Islamic protest. The book is a powerful reminder of
Gandhi's enduring political relevance and a pioneering account of
his extraordinary intellectual achievements.
What do we mean by nonviolence? What can nonviolence achieve? Are
there limits to nonviolence and, if so, what are they? These are
the questions the Iranian political philosopher and activist Ramin
Jahanbegloo tackles in his journey through the major political
advocates of nonviolence during the 20th century. While nonviolent
resistance has accompanied human culture from its earliest
beginnings, and representations of nonviolence in Eastern religions
like Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism are ubiquitous, it is only in
20th century that it emerged as a major preoccupation of figures
such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother
Teresa and Václav Havel. Focusing on examples of their way of
thinking in different cultural, geographic and political contexts,
from the Indian Independence Movement and US Civil rights and
Anti-Apartheid movement to the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
and nonviolent protests in Tunisia, Iran, Serbia and Hong-Kong,
Jahanbegloo explores why nonviolence remains relevant as a form of
resistance against injustice and oppression around the world. With
balanced readings of central players and events, this comparative
study of a pivotal form of resistance written by accomplished
scholar of Gandhi presents convincing reasons to commit to
nonviolence, reminding us why it matters to the development of
contemporary political thought.
"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my
freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind,
I'd still be in prison." - Nelson Mandela Upon his release from
Iran's notorious Evin Prison, philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo
contemplated the words of Mandela as he grappled with demons
arising from being unjustly imprisoned. He then began to wrestle
with ideas of forgiveness versus revenge, and wondered if the
politics of forgiveness could offer salvation in a world where
revenge endangers the social and political fabric of our lives.
"What is forgiveness, and how do we get there?" Jahanbegloo asks,
in this follow-up to his internationally celebrated book Time Will
Say Nothing: A Philosopher Survives an Iranian Prison. Prevailing
upon the wisdom of the Ancients, the Dalai Lama, and other great
thinkers, this meditation on forgiveness and revenge offers
insights into building a more peaceful world during this time of
nationalism and exclusion.
The concept of disobedient consciousness and the rebellious
Socratic mind that grows out of this book is, above all, a product
of Ramin Jahanbegloo's life meetings with the two apparently
contradictory worlds of philosophy and politics. More precisely, it
is the result of approaching the public realm in terms of a
philosophical quest for truth and justice. This restless quest for
truth and justice has a history that continues to bear upon us,
however much we choose to ignore it. We can think about the current
situation of philosophy by exploring that history. The image of
Socrates represents a mid-point between politics and philosophy;
the Socratic mind, exemplified by the presence of the public gadfly
in history, finds itself at the beginning of a new struggle for
truth. The journey to this struggle started with the trial of
Socrates, followed by the experiences of Henry David Thoreau,
Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Albert Camus. But the
forging of the rebellious mind and the sustaining of the civic task
of philosophy are goals which impose themselves to each of us
whenever we are reminded by the urgency of critical thinking in our
own dark times. The future of humankind necessarily requires
convictions and commitments, but it also requires Socratic rebels,
of the mind and of action, who have the courage to swim against the
tide. Examining dissent in the history of philosophy, this book
will appeal to scholars of political theory and political
philosophy and to scholars and students of political and
intellectual history.
Ramin Jahanbegloo develops the concept of compassion as a practical
and ethical response to the problems of today’s world. Examining
the power of compassion through the lens of multiple world
religions, he explores ahimsa in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism and
neighbourly love in Christianity, before synthesizing the two
concepts in the Gandhian theory of non-violence and its impact on
Muslim and Christian thinkers such as Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Martin
Luther King, Jr. Jahanbegloo considers the idea of a compassionate
civilization based on the nonviolent democratic theory put forward
by Gandhi with Swaraj, and completed by Martin Luther King, Jr.
with the Beloved Community. By scrutinizing compassion in various
religious and ethical traditions and exploring the relevance of
homo fragilis, Jahanbegloo’s comparative approach enriches our
understanding of nonviolence as a universal philosophy and practice
for the 21st century. He shows that nonviolence is not only a mode
of thinking and a way of life, but also a powerful strategy of
social and political transformation.
In this book, a series of interviews offers an accessible,
revealing, human and intellectual biography of leading Islamic
scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr is one of the
preeminent philosophers writing today. Sure to be a key resource
for decades to come, In Search of the Sacred: A Conversation with
Seyyed Hossein Nasr on His Life and Thought illuminates Nasr's
experiences and shares his insights on topics from religion and
philosophy to science and the arts. Based on a series of
interviews, the book combines traditional autobiography with an
exploration of the intellectual and spiritual trajectories of the
author's thought during key periods of his life. In doing so, it
presents a fascinating panorama, not only of the life and ideas of
one man, but also of major events ranging from intellectual life in
Iran during the Pahlavi period and the Iranian Revolution to some
of the major religious and intellectual debates between Islam and
modernism. Nasr writes that his "whole life has been a quest for
the sacred." This work connects that quest with some of the most
important issues of the day in encounters between Islam and the
West.
Ramin Jahanbegloo develops the concept of compassion as a practical
and ethical response to the problems of today’s world. Examining
the power of compassion through the lens of multiple world
religions, he explores ahimsa in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism and
neighbourly love in Christianity, before synthesizing the two
concepts in the Gandhian theory of non-violence and its impact on
Muslim and Christian thinkers such as Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Martin
Luther King, Jr. Jahanbegloo considers the idea of a compassionate
civilization based on the nonviolent democratic theory put forward
by Gandhi with Swaraj, and completed by Martin Luther King, Jr.
with the Beloved Community. By scrutinizing compassion in various
religious and ethical traditions and exploring the relevance of
homo fragilis, Jahanbegloo’s comparative approach enriches our
understanding of nonviolence as a universal philosophy and practice
for the 21st century. He shows that nonviolence is not only a mode
of thinking and a way of life, but also a powerful strategy of
social and political transformation.
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