Gandhi on non-violence : selected texts from Mohandas K. Gandhi's non-violence in peace and war

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Gandhi on non-violence : selected texts from Mohandas K. Gandhi's non-violence in peace and war

edited, with an introduction, by Thomas Merton ; preface by Mark Kurlansky

(A New Directions paperbook, 1090)

New Directions Pub., 2007

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Gandhi on non-violence : selected texts from Gandhi's non-violence in peace and war

On non-violence

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Originally published: New York : New Directions, 1965

Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

"One has to speak out and stand up for one's convictions. Inaction at a time of conflagration is inexcusable."-Mahatma Gandhi The 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 Westerner in South Africa, it was Gandhi's desire to set aside the caste system as well as his political struggles in India which led him to discover the dynamic power of non-cooperation. But, non-violence for Gandhi "was not simply a political tactic," as Merton observes: "the spirit of non-violence sprang from an inner realization of spiritual unity in himself." Gandhi's politics of spiritual integrity have influenced generations of people around the world, as well as civil rights leaders from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Steve Biko to Vaclav Havel and Aung San Suu Kyi. Mark Kurlansky has written an insightful preface for this edition that touches upon the history of non-violence and reflects the core of Gandhi's spiritual and ethical doctrine in the context of current global conflicts.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA86840450
  • ISBN
    • 9780811216869
  • LCCN
    2007032262
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    xviii, 101 p.
  • 大きさ
    20 cm
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