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Ethics for our times : essays in Gandhian perspective / M.V. Nadkarni.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nadkarni, M. V., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Economic development.
- Applied ethics.
- Hindu ethics.
- Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948.
- Gandhi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 331 pages)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Essays in Gandhian perspective
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Ethics for our Times' presents a comprehensive analysis of ethics as a conceptual framework and as a guide to action in tackling the problems of modernizing societies. It examines the relevance of Gandhian approach to current issues like environmental crisis, social justice, and equity and harmony in society.
- Contents:
- Gandhian perspective : essence and applications
- Religion for modern times : ethics-centered Gandhian way
- Ethics and development
- Ethics, environment and culture : the paradox of India
- Interrogating the idea of justice
- Appearance and reality
- Holistic approach to knowledge : contribution of the Bhagavadgita and its relevance to the social science research and ethics
- Humanism in Hinduism
- Ethics in Hinduism
- Ethics in business
- Gender justice.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 2, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-908935-3
- 0-19-908302-9
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