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133:, Siddharth Singh praised the pioneer attempt at a re-interpretation of Gandhi's thought-school using philosophical models, without being overtly dependent on ex-post-facto political developments. Another review by Aakash Joshi admired the work as well, in that it distanced itself from political correctness and tackled a lot of usually whitewashed controversies in Gandhi's life using novel philosophical concepts, without necessarily delving into a black-and-white territory. 101:, Aakash Joshi says of the authors, "Perhaps it is because they are not tied to Gandhi's political project - secularism of a particular kind, freedom from colonial concepts, caste without violence - that they are capable of addressing the more uncomfortable aspects of his life and politics." 22: 140:
noted the work to be a closely argued and seminal volume, which utilized novel philosophical concepts in dissecting and analyzing Gandhi; the development of scalology and hypophysics were praised, in particular. In a review for
162:, Tridip Suhrud describes the book as "subversive but deeply affectionate" and writes that the authors, "through their doubt affirm Gandhi as a serious philosopher for our times and beyond." In a review for 168:, Raj Ayyar stated, "Mohan and Dwivedi have done a masterful job of avoiding the binary fork — hagiography or vituperation — as much of Gandhi and hagiography comes from a need to spiritualise Gandhi". 120:
admired the profound impact of the work, in that it warranted a re-examination of Gandhiji's thought-school and also served as a reflection on the usual Western interpretations of India.
147:, J. Reghu praised the work as a highly original contribution, which ushered in a remarkable moment for classical philosophy in the subcontinent. Cynthia Chandran, writing for the 407: 295: 543: 72:
tendency in philosophy there is a 'hypophysical tendency'; hypophysics is defined as "a conception of nature as value". As per hypophysics the distance from
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wrote the foreword to the book and said that it gives a new orientation to philosophy which is neither metaphysics nor hypophysics.
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noted that the "book reveals a materialist, internationalist Gandhiji who develops the ultimate revolutionary political program".
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The book also identifies racism with caste practices and ascribes a form of
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contemporaneity and criticalised Gandhi's thoughts from a new perspective.
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that human beings and natural objects come to have through the effects of
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admired the work, in that it reconsidered the history of nihilism in the
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Robert Bernasconi speaking at the launch of 'Gandhi & Philosophy'
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is an implication of his hypophysical commitment to nature.
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Shaj Mohan
Divya Dwivedi
Bloomsbury Academic
Mahatma Gandhi
Jean-Luc Nancy
metaphysical
nature
technology
evil
nonviolence
racism
The Indian Express
Bernard Stiegler
eschatological
Robert Bernasconi
Jean-Luc Nancy
Open
The Book Review
The Wire
Deccan Chronicle
The Hindu
The Indian Express
"Philosophy for Another Time; Towards a Collective Political Imagination"
"Book Excerpt: What different theories of philosophy tell us about Gandhi's experiments with truth"
Scroll.in
"Gandhi's Experiments with Hypophysics"
Frontline
"A philosophical appraisal of Gandhi's outlook and ideas"
Open Magazine

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