Ethics in the Mahabharata: A Philosophical Inquiry for Today - Hardcover

Sitansu S. Chakravarti

9788121511711: Ethics in the Mahabharata: A Philosophical Inquiry for Today

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8121511712 ISBN 13: 9788121511711

Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 2006

This book on Ethics draws upon the words of wisdom found in the Mahabharata, following the spirit of Bernard Williams' proposal that we look for inspiration for the modern-day ethical understanding in the ideas of the past. In elucidating the literary and religious meaning of the Mahabharata, the author probes for the ethical and epistemological truth it contains, in the frame of reference of the uniquely Indian variety of existentialism. In the process he has not only come to an understanding of the principle of morality, along with the relation holding among Satya (Factual Truth), Rta (Truth as Value) and Dharma (Righteousness in Conduct), but has come up with observations that shed fresh light on the analysis of the epic itself.

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About the Author:

Sitansu S. Chakravarti was formerly a Visiting Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Universities of Rajasthan, Jaipur and Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.

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