Essays on Modernism, Democracy and Well-being
A Gandhian Perspective
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Ramashray Roy, Ravi Ranjan | ISBN: | 9789351508106 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | April 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ramashray Roy, Ravi Ranjan |
| ISBN: | 9789351508106 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication: | April 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd |
| Language: | English |
A tour de force in understanding the failure of democracy in providing human well-being.
Has democracy ended human suffering, a task that the political system set out for itself? Or is democracy incompatible with modernity and, therefore, fails to achieve human well-being? If so, are we left with any option? The book asks these acutely political questions and states emphatically that democracy has failed to ensure the well-being of humanity as a whole. Further, it tries to answer this by exploring the Gandhian alternative to modernism and democracy in contemporary times. In the words of the authors themselves, ‘We are aware that in a world divided into a number of ideological camps, the way out suggested in this book will invite ridicule and accusation of orthodoxy. However, the truth has to be told, no matter what the reaction'.
A tour de force in understanding the failure of democracy in providing human well-being.
Has democracy ended human suffering, a task that the political system set out for itself? Or is democracy incompatible with modernity and, therefore, fails to achieve human well-being? If so, are we left with any option? The book asks these acutely political questions and states emphatically that democracy has failed to ensure the well-being of humanity as a whole. Further, it tries to answer this by exploring the Gandhian alternative to modernism and democracy in contemporary times. In the words of the authors themselves, ‘We are aware that in a world divided into a number of ideological camps, the way out suggested in this book will invite ridicule and accusation of orthodoxy. However, the truth has to be told, no matter what the reaction'.
