Understanding Gandhian dialectics
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of the present paper is to deal with a conceptual category. The basic purpose of this paper is to lay bare the meaning and implications of Gandhian dialectics.
Design/methodology/approach
The analysis of the paper is somewhat abstract and depends on the metaphysical approach that deals with philosophical issues.
Findings
Gandhian dialectics can be interpreted in at least six different senses, and in many ways, is found to be well comparable with many aspects of dialectics that are used in the contemporary Marxist political economy.
Originality/value
Never before the concept of Gandhian dialectics has been elaborated by any researcher. Gandhian political economy applies implicitly the dialectical method in the analysis of social interactions and change.
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Citation
Ghosh, B.N. (2007), "Understanding Gandhian dialectics", Humanomics, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 197-203. https://doi.org/10.1108/08288660710834685
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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