The metaphysics of satyāgraha

Arne Naess

pp. 1049-1086

in: Arne Naess, The selected works of Arne Naess, Berlin, Springer, 2005

Abstract

Any adequate account of Gandhi's ethics and strategy of group conflict must take account not only his most general and abstract metaphysical ideas, but also the religious content of his sermons. His basic ideas and attitudes influenced his concrete norms and hypotheses and his conflict praxis. His numerous public prayers were part of his political campaigns, his political campaigns part of his dealings with God.