Thinking Nonviolence

In this slim volume, Ramin Jahanbegloo engages with the idea of nonviolence at a philosophical level from Socrates to Jesus and the Dalai Lama. He lucidly continues to explore the philosophy through the lives of three crucial upholders of the cause like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. He succinctly identifies fearlessness and love for truth as the two foundational tools for the success of nonviolence. It is living together happily with empathy and care for each other that defines the philosophy. It was central to the struggle and life of all the three proponents Ramin uses in the book. A much-needed text for the times we are living in. -- Professor S. Irfan Habib, Formerly Maulana Azad Chair, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India This book truly speaks to our times, disclosing the different ways of thinking about nonviolent resistance in contemporary society which is saturated by cultures of orchestrated hatred and violence. Jahanbegloo concisely elaborates on the history of thinking about nonviolence from antiquity to our own times and its salience to the struggles against different forms of social injustice. -- Dhruv Raina, Former professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India Rabindranath Tagore said “The crimson glow of light on the horizon is not the…dawn of peace,” and our world must choose between nonviolence and nonexistence. Read this insightful account of nonviolence in Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela by Ramin Jahanbegloo —one of the most significant philosophical voices of our times. -- Professor Bindu Puri, Centre for Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India