Satyāgraha: A Higher Approach to Ethics

Satinder Dhiman

Chapter Chapter 7 in Gandhi and Leadership, 2015, pp 143-158 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract By critical standards, the most powerful legacy Gandhi left to the world was the technique of satyāgraha(literally, holding steadfastly to the truth, or truth force). It was a direct outcome of his adherence in all his actions to truth and nonviolence, the two cardinal principles of his life and thought. As EknathEaswaran has observed, “Ahimsa is the bedrock of satyagraha, the ‘irreducible minimum’ to which satyagrahaadheres and the fnal measure of its value.”1 Satyagraha is an umbrella term that brings noncooperation and civil disobedience in its wake—although, as we will see, it is much broader in scope. It is believed that Gandhi’s unique interpretation of nonviolence as nonharm in the widest possible sense galvanized contemporary movements such as ecosustainability and ecofeminism and helped lay the foundation of a broader movement toward a nonviolent future.

Keywords: Brute Force; Civil Disobedience; Ultimate Reality; Passive Resistance; Nobel Peace Prize (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137492357_7

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