Gandhi on Non-Violence
One has to speak out and stand up for one's convictions. Inaction at a time of conflagration is inexcusable.-Mahatma GandhiThe basic principles of Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence (Ahimsa) and non-violent action (Satyagraha) were chosen by Thomas Merton for this volume in 1965. In his challenging Introduction, Gandhi and the One-Eyed Giant, Merton emphasizes the importance of action rather than mere pacifism as a central component of non-violence, and illustrates how the foundations of Gandhi's universal truths are linked to traditional Hindu Dharma, the Greek philosophers, and the teachings of Christ and Thomas Aquinas.Educated as a Weste…
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Weitere Autoren: Kurlansky, Mark (Solist) / Merton, Thomas (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8112-1686-9
- EAN: 9780811216869
- Produktnummer: 3145188
- Verlag: New Directions
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 101 S.
- Masse: H20.2 cm x B13.4 cm x D0.9 cm 141 g
- Gewicht: 141
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Educated as a Westerner in South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi's desire to set aside the caste system as well as his political struggles in India, led him to discover the dynamic power of non-cooperation.
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