Ramchandra Gandhi The Man and His Philosophy [Paperback]

Ramchandra Gandhi, famous for his rich and varied interests, left behind a large corpus of writings, both philosophical and non-philosophical. Introducing the readers to the creative Indian philosopher, this volume highlights the principal thrust of his works, critically locates them within the larger political, philosophical, literary and socio-cultural context, and accounts for his lasting influence. For the first time, essays on Ramchandra Gandhis earlier works and later writings have been brought together to take stock of his contribution to contemporary Indian thought as a whole. Written by philosophers as well as those belonging to literature and the social sciences, the essays record his experimental ventures both in form and content, and shed light on key themes in language, communication, religion, aesthetics, spirituality, consciousness, self, knowledge, politics, ethics, and non-violence. The book will appeal to those in philosophy, political science, history, sociology, literature, and Gandhian studies.

Acknowledgements.Introduction. 1.Rambling Wisdom V. Sanil 2.Ramchandra Gandhis Truth: Non-Dual Mediations and Meditations Makarand Paranjape 3.On the Primacy of Communication: Introducing Presuppositions of Human Communication Amitabha Das Gupta 4.Human Autonomy and Ramchandra Gandhi P. R. Bhat 5.Human Communication and the Act of Addressing: Re-Understanding Gandhi Tandra Patnaik 6.Pragmatic Presuppositions of Human Communication: Revisiting Ramchandra Gandhi in the Light of Habermas and Derrida S. Panneerselvam 7.Metaphysics Immanent in the Ordinary: Ramchandra Gandhi and Contemporary Indian Philosophy Bijoy H. Boruah 8.The Immanent and the Transcendent in Ramchandra Gandhis Metaphysics R. C. Pradhan