Understanding Gandhism and Rawlsian View: Gandhi and Rawls՚ Theory of Justice

Understanding Gandhism and Rawlsian View

Gandhi and Rawls՚ Theory of Justice

• John Rawls, contemporary American philosopher published his monumental work A Theory of Justice in the year 1971.
• It proves not only influential in the intellectual circles throughout the world but also one pride of place for the theory of justice in the contemporary political philosophy.
• One of the important principal of justice postulates that any departure from equality can be justified only when it could be proved that it w…

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Reservation and Exclusion

Reservation and Exclusion

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar looked at the issue of untouchability from distinct point of views.

Gandhi was a man of justice and dignity which is learned to have conditioned from religious convictions. He was opposed to any legislation to eradicate untouchability, as it was a western method of reformation and would offend Hindus who earnestly believed that caste system was an integral part of Hinduism. Rather, he campaigned to have them a change of heart and …

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