In praise of heresy: from Socrates to Ambedkar

Since the time of Socrates to the present, public intellectuals have aligned themselves with the heretical imperative by questioning organized power and opened up social, political, economic and cultural life to public scrutiny and accountability. This effort is described in this volume through the...

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1. Verfasser: Jahanbegloo, Ramin 1956- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2021
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Zusammenfassung:Since the time of Socrates to the present, public intellectuals have aligned themselves with the heretical imperative by questioning organized power and opened up social, political, economic and cultural life to public scrutiny and accountability. This effort is described in this volume through the self-examined lives of philosophers such as Socrates and Jos e Ortega y Gasset, Albert Camus and Yukio Mishima. They serve to elaborate the context of the author's bold claim that B.R. Ambedkar, the central character of the author's research, is the boldest heretic in Indian political history
Beschreibung:This edition also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (136 Seiten)
ISBN:9780190992965
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190130541.001.0001