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Social Relevance of ...
Social Relevance of Philosophy
Essays on Applied Philosophy by: P. George VictorThe essays study the relevance of philosophy at the social level, examining various philosophical systems. Considering the views of Indian and western thinkers including Thiruvalluvar and Gandhi, they take up contemporary concerns like dalit philosophy, philosophical counseling and tackling effects of consumerism.
₹297.00
ISBN: 9788124602041
Year Of Publication: 2002
Edition: 1st
Pages : x, 195
Bibliographic Details : Index
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 23 cm.
Weight: 450
What is the role of philosopher? Can philosophy be of any use to mans social living? These are some of the questions that the philosophy teachers try to answer in this book of twenty-two essays. It closely scrutinises the relevance of philosophy at the social level, throwing light on various philosophical systems and view of thinkers, both Indian and western. It shows how people can be guided on their many problems in a philosophical and holistic manner. Presented at a national seminar, the essays discuss a wide range of philosophical issues and perspectives on how man can modify his individual thinking, develop the spiritual dimension of life, transform his social conduct and manage personal and social relationships better. They deal with the relevance of Gandhis concept of freedom, the ethical importance of Tiruvalluvars philosophical outpourings, Buddhist perspectives on mindfulness and social reformation, and significance of Yoga for harmonious living. They take up contemporary concerns like reservations, dalit philosophy, growth of philosophical Counselling, ethical and bio-ethical dimensions of abortion, professional ethics, and role of philosophy in tackling the harmful effects of consumerism and materialism. This book will be extremely interesting for scholars of philosophy as well as general readers, and highly useful as a textbook in Applied Philosophy for students.
Preface
1. Philosophy and Consumerism
— A. Appan Ramanujam
2. The Task of Philosophy
— Boaz, Pusulury
3. Towards Caturvarga Naturalised
— D. K. Chakravarty
4. Gandhian Praxis for the New Millennium
— T.S. Devadoss
5. Value Education must be Ingrained
— Ganesh Prasad Das
6. State and the Reservations (John Rawls: Theory of Justice)
— P. George Victor
7. Deliberations on Dalit Philosophy
— S. Gopalan
8. Ethical Claim of the Other Face (Phenomenological Analysis of Levinas)
— Johnson J. Putenpurackal
9. Relevance of Thiruvalluvars Philosophy
— S. Penchalaiah
10. Philosophical Counselling
— V. Prabhu
11. Humanitarian Indian Outlook
— Priyambada Sarkar
12. Abortion: Ethical and Bio-ethical Issues
— A. Raghuramaraju
13. Gandhijis Concept of Freedom and Sarvodaya
— G.S.R. Raju
14. Buddhist Perspective of Mindfulness, Satãpatthana
— M.V. Ram Kumar Ratnam
15. Professional Ethics of Doctors
— H. Sahoo
16. Science and Values
— B. Sambasiva Prasad
17. Professional Ethics for Teachers
— R. Sampath
18. The Buddha and Social Reformation
— J. Sitaramamma
19. Yoga: A Way for Harmonious Living
— Ch. Sri Krishna
20. Relevance of Being a Man of Value
— D. Srinivasa Rao
21. Fusion of Material, Social and Spiritual Values
— A. Usha Rani
22. Liberation and the Public Life
— Varghese Manimala
List of Contributors
Index
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