Gandhi's Thought and Liberal Democracy

Sanjay Lal is senior lecturer of philosophy at Clayton State University.

• IntroductionChapter I: Overview of Gandhian thoughtChapter II: Gandhi’s thought and liberal democracyChapter III: Modern day freedom from Gandhi’s perspective Chapter IV: Gandhi’s religious thought as compatible with and conducive to liberalismChapter V: On practical aspectsChapter VI: Gandhi and liberal rightsEpilogueBibliography and Appendix

This book intelligently and perceptively explores the subtleties of Gandhi’s account of the place and functions of religion in civil society, including the public sphere, and in the State. At a time when these matters are much disputed between liberals and conservatives, Gandhi’s philosophical approach to them, Sanjay Lal shows convincingly, has much to offer by way of its sanity.