Gandhi and Tagore on the Idea of the Surplus, Creativity and Freedom: In Conversation with Richard Sorabji
This paper is in conversation with Richard Sorabjis reading of the Gandhi Tagore debate. On Sorabjis account freedom was an important issue in that debate as Gandhi was unable to appreciate Tagores emphasis on individual freedom as creativity. While I agree that freedom was an important issue, I...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Sophia
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 563-572 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics TK Recent history |
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Obedience
B Solidarity B Swabhava B Freedom B Surplus B Creativity B Satyagraha |
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| Summary: | This paper is in conversation with Richard Sorabjis reading of the Gandhi Tagore debate. On Sorabjis account freedom was an important issue in that debate as Gandhi was unable to appreciate Tagores emphasis on individual freedom as creativity. While I agree that freedom was an important issue, I argue that Gandhi understood and employed the resources made available by individual creativity. The differences arose because Gandhi thought of freedom as creativity primarily in moral rather than aesthetic terms. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Reference: | Kritik von "Tagore in Debate with Gandhi (2016)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11841-016-0531-3 |