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Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the Twenty-First Century

Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the Twenty-First Century

The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi for the Twenty-First Century

Douglas Allen

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2008
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Ética y filosofía moral
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9780739122242
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This volume shows how Gandhi’s thought and action-oriented approach are significant, relevant, and urgently needed for addressing major contemporary problems and concerns, including issues of violence and nonviolence, war and peace, religious conflict and dialogue, terrorism, ethics, civil disobedience, injustice, modernism and postmodernism, oppression and exploitation, and environmental destruction. Appropriate for general readers and Gandhi specialists, this volume will be of interest for those in philosophy, religion, political science, history, cultural studies, peace studies, and many other fields.

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