Moral Philosophy and De-Colonialism: The Irrationality of Oppression

Author:   Dr Shyam Ranganathan (York University, Canada)
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Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 February 2026
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Moral Philosophy and De-Colonialism: The Irrationality of Oppression


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Author:   Dr Shyam Ranganathan (York University, Canada)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350464131


ISBN 10:   1350464139
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   19 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction (1) Western Colonialism and Finding Absent Moral Philosophy Part I: Metaethics (2) Logic vs. Colonialism: Secularism vs. Secularism (3) Weaponizing Moral Semantics (4) Peer Review and The Illusion of White Supremacy Part II: Normative Ethics (5) Conventional Morality: Good Character, Good Outcomes, Good Rules (6) Yoga: Three Levels of Decolonization Part III: Applied Ethics (7) The Religious Right, Polarization and Colonial Trauma Conclusion (8) Moral Philosophy, Research and Activism Bibliography Index

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A bold contribution to the urgent task of decolonising the field of moral philosophy: from a South Asian perspective, Ranganathan shows how the simultaneous appropriation and erasure of Indigenous thought plays a critical role in normalising regimes of violence and oppression. * David Wengrow, co-author of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity. *


A bold contribution to the urgent task of decolonising the field of moral philosophy: from a South Asian perspective, Ranganathan shows how the simultaneous appropriation and erasure of Indigenous thought plays a critical role in normalising regimes of violence and oppression. * David Wengrow, co-author of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity. * A highly original work, rigorous in its application of arguments from analytic philosophy and provocative in its critique of the irrationality of colonialism. Shyam Ranganathan makes a persuasive case for decolonization as central to the very practice of moral philosophy. -- Dr. Joydeep Bagchee


‘A bold contribution to the urgent task of decolonising the field of moral philosophy: from a South Asian perspective, Ranganathan shows how the simultaneous appropriation and erasure of Indigenous thought plays a critical role in normalising regimes of violence and oppression.’ * David Wengrow, co-author of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity. *


Author Information

Shyam Ranganathan is a member of the Department of Philosophy, and York Center for Asian Research, at York University, Toronto, Canada and founder of the Yoga Philosophy Institute.

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