Perspectives on Indian Ethics

Abstract

The collection of research articles in the volume is a contribution to orthodox and heterodox Indian ethical thought. The objecitve in the volume is to offer an expert's perspective on varied concepts such as devotion, disinterested action, good life, human values, dharma, caste dharma, Karma dharma, deontology, aparigraha, arya satya, morality in management and leadership, etc. to the reader so that he may reflect upon his understanding of the concepts. It is expected that the volume will be useful to the students as well as scholars alike who are interested in nuances of Indian tradition of ethical thought. About Author : Kumar Neeraj Sachdev is working as a faculty member in Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. An Assistant profesor of Philosophy; he is involved in teaching various courses in Humanistic Studies Group. He has attended and presented papers in many conferences, seminars and workshops of national and international repute. He has also contributed papers and book reviews to journals and anthologies. He has authored a book entitled Ethics: A Virtue Theoretic Approach (2005). Surya Kanta Maharana is working as Lecturer in Humanistic Studies Group at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. As a faculty in Philosophy, he is engaged in various academic activities. He has attended and presented papers in national seminars and International conferences and he has published research papers in Journals. Contents : Preface List of Contributors Introduction PART I: THE ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVES Devotion as an End in Itself: An Ethics of Ramayana Ethics of Disinterested Action in Bhagavad-Gita Good Life in Mahabharata: Purusarthas Revisited in the Light of Narrative Ethics Indian Culture and Human Values Dharma: Some Ethical Implications for a New Theory of Social Life Caste Dharma and Karma