Gandhian Philosophy and the New World Order/Himanshu Bourai. Delhi,
Abhijeet, 2004, viii, 227 p., ISBN 81-88683-42-6.
Gandhian Philosophy and the New World Order/Himanshu Bourai. Delhi,
Abhijeet, 2004, viii, 227 p., ISBN 81-88683-42-6.
Contents: I. The background: 1. Background. 2. Gandhi and Indian philosophy. 3. The concept of Satya. 4. Truth is god. 5. Absolute and relative truth. 6. The vow of truth. 7. Truth of politics and society. II. Nonviolence: 8. Attitude towards nonviolence before Gandhian Ahimsa (nonviolence). 9. The meaning of Ahimsa. 10. Passive resistance. 11. Ahimsa in politics and society. 12. Ahimsa as a creed and as a policy. 13. Unavoidable Himsa. 14. Analysis of Ahimsa. 15. Education. III. Satyagraha: 16. Satyagraha. 17. Civil disobedience. 18. Technique of Satyagraha. IV. Gandhi and the new world order: 19. Gandhian social order. 20. Economic order. 21. Political system. 22. Gandhi and his world view. 23. Non-violent world order. 24. Control in technology. 25. Decentralization. 26. New concepts of growth and motivations. 27. Methodology--non-violent action or Satyagraha. 28. Trusteeship. 29. Relevance of Gandhi to new world order. Bibliography. Index.
"Today world is in need to embark on the path of truth, non-violence and Satyagraha from the individual and community to the national and international level. We need to study and research how to incorporate non-violent techniques in our contemporary domestic and international situation.
Mahatma Gandhi is universally recognized as the most distinguished theorist and practitioner of truth, non-violence and Satyagraha. His ideology is meaning and significance far beyond the confines of his country or of his time. Gandhian ethics are the need of the hour. This study is an attempt to discuss the very base of Gandhian philosophy--truth, non-violence, and Satyagraha and tries to explore the possibility of the new world order in place of present world order within the framework of Gandhian philosophy to save the future of humanity." (jacket)