Grounding Morality: Freedom, Knowledge and the Plurality of Cultures

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Put together to honour one of the most influential philosophers in recent times, Mrinal Miri, this book brings together articles on philosophy, politics, literature and society, and updates the status of enquiry in each of these fields. In his philosophical writings, Miri has broken the stranglehold that early training has on academics and written on a range of themes and areas, including analytical philosophy, political philosophy, tribal identity, ethics and, more recently, an abiding engagement with the ideas of Gandhi. The articles in this volume mirror some of Miri’s concerns and philosophical interests, but go beyond the format of a festschrift, as they seek to enhance and restate themes in moral philosophy, ethics, questions of identity, Gandhi’s philosophy, and offer a fresh perspective on themes such as secularism, religion and politics. Cover Grounding Morality: Freedom, Knowledge and the Plurality of Culture Copyright Contents Preface An Alchemist of Our Times 1 Philosophies of Path and Purpose 2 Philosophy as Poetry and Conversation 3 On Hating One's Own Children 4 Notes towards the Definition of 'Identity' 5 Does Kant Hold that Ought Implies Can? 6 Kant on the Sublime: The Subject the Question of Difference 7 Virtue Ethics as Virtue Metaphysics 8 On Quiet Conversation: Ethics and the Art of Self-Convaersation 9 Conversation in Shimla about the Meaning of Life and the Nature of Democracy 10 Ahimsa and the Metaphsics of Non-violence 11 Forgotten Moral Exemplars of the West: A Critique of Akeel Bilgrami's Projection of Gandhi 12 Secularism and the Devout: A Gandhian Reading 13 Moral Choice: Gandhi and Weber on Capitalism and Conscience 14 Engaging Modernity 15 Secular State and Religious Education: The Debate in India 16 Resilience without Partisanship? The Puzzle of India's Democracy 17 Imagining Incommensuragles: The Hindu Rashtra and the Indian Nation In Appreciation Mrinal Miri's Publications Notes on Editors Notes on Contributors Index