Book Description
From the Back of the Book
There is an increasing awareness of the importance of social and political philosophy today, a recognition that without a conceptual grasp of factual details a proper understanding of social and political events must elude an observer.
In this collection of essays philosophers, as well as social scientists, have tried to clarify the basic concepts of social and political philosophy in terms of contemporary findings and historical facts, wherever necessary the concepts have been reviewed in the light of Indian conditions.
The seven sections of the book comprise Scope, Nature and Method of Social and Political Philosophy, some basic Concepts, Some Main Trends, Forms of State change and India and finally, an epilogue which reviews some problems of sociology of Knowledge.
The book should meet the academic requirements of advanced students in our universities. Not only philosophers, but also political scientists, sociologists, and scholars from related disciplines should find it very useful.
CONTENTS
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xvi
PART I: SCOPE, NATURE AND METHOD
1 Social and Political Philosophy: some Aspects
D.P. Chattopadhyaya 3
2 Objectivity in Social Inquiry
Chhanda Gupta 25
3 Hermeniutics and Ethnomethodology
Krishna Roy 55
4 Value and Social Science
Chhanda Gupta 75
PART II: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
5 The Concepts of Rationality
Pranab Kumar Sen 97
6 The Basic of Justice
Chhatrapati Singh 115
7 Rights and Liberties
Kalyan Sen Gupta 141
8 Alienation
Krishna Roy 161
9 Some Basic Concepts of Indian Culture
N.A. Nikam 181
10 Civil Disobedience: Its Necessity and Limits
D.P. Chattopadhyaya 201
PART III: SOME MAIN TRENDS OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
11 Hegel and After
D.P. Chattopadhyaya 233
12 The Social Philosophy of Karl Marx
Krishna Roy 263
13 Marxism after Marx
D.P. Chattopadhyaya 281
14 Mahatma Gandhi
Margaret Chatterjee 323
PART IV: FORMS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
15 Utilitarianism: A Conceptual Overview
Rajendrra Prasad 353
16 Capitalism
Manjula Bose 385
17 The Half-way House of the Welfare State
Jaba Guha 415
18 Communism and its Indian Context
Satindranath Chakraborti 433
PART V: IDEALS OF SOCIETY AND POLITY
19 Democracy: Some Reflection
S.P. Banerjee 457
20 Anarchism: Some Reflections
Prahlad Kumar Sarkar 481
21 Ideology and Utopia 505
PART VI: SOCIAL CHANGE AND INDIA
22 Ethics and politics in Hindu Culture
K. Satchidananda Murty 561
23 Towards a Theory of Social Change
Daya Krishna 581
24 Sanskritization, Westernization and Secularization
M.N. Srinivas 607
25 The Socio-Spiritual Heritage of Modern India
Krishna Roy 623
PART VII: EPILOGUE
26 Sociology of Knowledge: Some Problems
D.P. Chattopadhyaya 647
Bibliography 667
Contributors 685
Index 687
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