Gandhi and the Stoics
Subtitle: Modern Experiments on Ancient Values
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780199644339
Subjects: Gandhi, mahatma, 1869-1948; Philosophy, indic; Stoics; Christianity, philosophy
Description: Richard Sorabji presents a study of Gandhi's philosophy in comparison with Christian and Stoic thought. He shows that Gandhi was a true philosopher, who not only aimed to give a consistent self-critical rationale for his views, but also thought himself obliged to live by what he taught.