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TITLE
DECLARATION
CERTIFICATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
GLOSSARY
ABBREVIATIONS
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
Article 1. Setting the theme in Perspective
I.1.1. Humanity in crisis
I.1.2. Crisis in world-view
I.1.3. The Gandhian diagnosis
I.1.4. Two major world-views
a) Spiritualistic world-view
b) Materialistic world-view
I.1.5. Search for alternatives
a) Constructing a new world-view
b) Rediscovering Gandhis world-view
I.1.6. Survey of studies
Article 2. Certain Criticisms Considered
I.2.1. Is Gandhi a system-builder ?
I.2.2. Is Gandhi anti-science ?
I.2.3. Is Gandhi inconsistent ?
Article 3. The Research Design
I.3.1. Hypotheses
I.3.2. Objectives
I.3.3 Methodology
I.3.4 Scope and limits of the study
I.3.5. Chapterisation
NOTES AND REFERENCES
II. A NOTE ON WORLD-VIEW And WHOLISM
Article 1. World-view
II.1.1. Meaning and conceptual framework
II.1.2. Various definitions
II.1.3. Scientific philosophy vs weltanschauung
II.1.4. Word-view as wisdom
II.1.5. A comprehensive concept
II.1.6. Conformity of theory and praxis
II.1.7. Two traditions in philosophy: intuitionistic and intellectual
II.1.8. The Indian tradition: philosophy as darshan
II.1.9. The ultimate determinant ?
a) Authority of experience
b) Correspondence of experience and world-view
c) Experience and commitment
II.1.10. An evaluation
Article 2. Wholism
II.2.1. Why wholism ?
II.2.2. A definition
II.2.3. Holism and science
II.2.4. The two theses
NOTES AND REFERENCES
III. METAPHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF GANDHIS WORLD-VIEW - I
Article 1. Groundings in Religion
III.1.1. Rooted in Indian tradition
III.1.2. Western influences: an overview
III.1.3. The religious atmosphere of the household
Ill.1.4. The study of religions
III.1.5. From piety to metaphysics
Article 2. Towards a Gandhian Epistemology
III.2.1. Some key issues in epistemology
a) Sensualism and Intellectualism
b) Scepticism and Dogmatism
c) Intuition
d) Epistemology vs metaphysics
III.2.2. Characteristics of Gandhis epistemology
a) Complementarity of metaphysics and epistemology
b) Truth as absolute standard and perfect knowledge
c) Means of valid knowledge
d) Inner-voice, an epistemic tool
e) Inner-voice, the final arbiter
f) Gandhi, an audio - mystic
g) Do it yourself - the test
h) Need for discipline
III.2.3. Epistemology and ethics
III.2.4. The practical value of knowledge
III.2.5. The grand synthesis
NOTES AND REFERENCES
IV. METAPHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF GANDHIS WORLD-VIEW GANDHIS ONTOLOGICAL TRIUNE: GOD, WORLD, MAN
Article 1. The Ultimate Reality: God - Truth
IV.1.1. The bewildering mystery
IV.1.2. Personal God
IV.1.3. From person to principle
IV.1.4. Immanence and transcendence
IV.1.5. Truth is God
IV.1.6. Gandhis concept of truth
IV.1.7. The Ultimate Reality - benevolent or malevolent
IV.1.8. Proofs of the existence of God
IV.1.9. A resume
Article 2. World-Nature
IV.2.1. How real is the world of reality?
IV.2.2. Vision upanishadic
IV.2.3. Synthesis of advaitism and dvaitism
IV.2.4. Vision corroborated by new physics
IV.2.5. Reverence for Nature
IV.2.6. In tune with Natures laws
IV.2.7. Nature - an unmixed blessing ?
IV.2.8. Space and time
IV.2.9. A resume
Article 3. Man as Self
IV.3.1. Man, a wonderful piece of work
IV.3.2. Concept of self implicit in world-view
IV.3.3. Man, a manifestation of God
IV.3.4. The lower and the higher selves
IV.3.5. Need for a metaparadigm
IV.3.6. Human nature
a) Three western theories
b) Gandhis views on human nature
IV.3.7. Oneness of man and of all life
IV.3.8. Free will and determinism
a) The theory of Karma - a glance
b) Rebirth
IV.3.9. A resume
NOTES AND REFERENCES
V. METAPHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF GANDHIS WORLD-VIEW THE ULTIMATE GOAL: SELF-REALIZATION
V.0.1. Self-realization, a comprehensive concept
V.0.2. The Hindu view of moksha
a) The purusharthas, the Hindu goals of life
b) Nature of self-realization an overview
c) Paths to liberation
V.0.3. Gandhis views on self-realization
a) Self-realization, the ultimate aim
b) Self-realization, a corporate goal
c) Self-realization as freedom from violence
V.0.4. Way to self-realization
a) The synthesis of the Gita
b) The anasakti yoga of Gandhi
c) God in his creations
V.0.5. Self-realization - the pivot of Gandhis world-view
NOTES AND REFERENCES
VI. ETHICAL BASIS OF GANDHIS WORLD-VIEW
Article 1. Ethics and Metaphysics
VI.1.1. Ethical path to spiritual goal
VI.1.2. Ethics and mysticism
VI.1.3. The Gandhian synthesis
Article 2. Gandhis Ethical Ideas
VI.2.1. The means - end question as the means so the end
VI.2.2. Vows and their observance
a) Truth
b) Non-violence
c) Chastity
d) Control of the palate
e) Non-stealing
f) Non-possession
g) Fearlessness
h) Non-observance of untouchability
i) Bread-labour
j) Equality of religions
k) Self--reliance
VI.2.3. Rights vs duties
VI.2.4. Yajna or sacrifice
VI.2.5. Humility
Summing up
NOTES AND REFERENCES
VII. GANDHIAN PRAXIS - 1 SARVODAYA SOCIETY - VISION AND STRUCTURE
Article 1. The Vision of a New World: Sarvodaya
VII.1.1. Individual and society
VII.1.2. The rationale of a just social order
VII.1.3. Sarvodaya, a comprehensive concept
VII.1.4. Sarvodaya and the law of history
VII.1.5. Non-violent ordering of life
Article 2. The Social Order of Sarvodaya.
VII.2.1. Based on the oneness of life
VII.2.2. The varna system in the Gandhian frame of reference
VII.2.3. Approach to specific issues
a) Removal of untouchability
(i) Open rebel against untouchability
(ii) Harijan, a comprehensive counter concept
(iii) A religioue issue primarily
(iv) Satyagraha and constitutional guarantee
(v) Futility of conversion
b) Womens issues and Gandhis feminist perspectives
(i) Rise and fall of the status of women. an overview
(ii) Suppreeslon of women, a most degrading evil
(iii) Equality between sexes
(iv) The domestic role of women
(v) Woman, an incarnation of ahimsa
(vi) Range of underetanding of womens problems
VII.2.4. Social order vis-a-vis the ultimate goal
Article 3. The Structure of a Non-violent Economy
VII.3.1. The approach
VII.3.2. Economics and ethics
VII.3.3. Limitation of wants
VII.3.4. Basic-needs strategy
VII.3.5. Villagism
VII.3.6. Limits to industrialisation
VII.3.7. The question of size in industry and technology
VII.3.8. Decentralisation
VII.3.9. Integration of small and large
VII.3.10. The doctrine of Trusteeship
VII.3.11. True economics
Article 4. The Political Structure
VII.4.1. Moralising politics
VII.4.2. Enlightened anarchy
VII.4.3. Attitude to political power
VII.4.4. Decentralisation of power
VII.4.5. Swaraj by consent: a compromise
VII.4.6. Need for vigilance and satyagraha
VII.4.7. Nationalism and internationalism
VII.4.8. Obiter Dicta
VII.4.9. Summing up
Article 5. The Educational order
VII.5.1. Life-long experiments
VII.5.2. Limitations of the British system of education
VII.5.3. New Education or the Wardha Scheme
VII.5.4. The meaning and philosophy of New Education
VII.5.5. The centrality of craft and its significance
VII.5.6. Social orientation
VII.5.7. The technique of correlation
VII.5.8. Instruction through mother-tongue
VII.5.9. Higher education
VII.5.10. An estimate: liberative education Afterword
NOTES AND REFERENCES
VIII. GANDHIAN PRAXIS - II GANDHIAN TECHNIQUE OF CHANGE RESISTANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION
Article 1. Need for a Comprehensive Technique of Change Article 2. Satyagraha
Article 2. Satyagraha
VIII.2.1. A Comprehensive concept
VIII.2.2. Why non-violence
VIII.2.3. Certain misconceptions clarified
a) Not inaction
b) Not passive resistance
VIII.2.4. Basic premises and principles
VIII.2.5. Rules for satyagrahis
VIII.2.6. Qualifications for a satyagrahi
VIII.2.7. Forms of satyagraha
a) Non--co-operation
b) Civil-disobedience
c) Fasting
VIII.2.8. The hope of human race
Article 3. Constructive Programme
VIII.3.1. The agenda
VIII.3.2. Training for civil-disobedience
VIII.3.3. Way to swaraj
VIII.3.4. The political thrust
Summing up
NOTES AND REFERENCES
IX. CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS
NOTES AND REFERENCES
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