Sites of Learning and Practical Knowledge: Against Normativity
Author:   Vivek Dhareshwar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367639730


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 November 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Vivek Dhareshwar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367639730


ISBN 10:   0367639734
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   10 November 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface. Acknowledgements. 1 Meta-theory, Practical Knowledge and Normativity 2. Politics, Experience and Cognitive Enslavement: Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj 3. Framing the Predicament of Indian Thought: Gandhi, the Gita, and Action 4. Truth or Fact? Reframing the Gandhi-Tagore Debate 5. Marx, Foucault and the Secularization of Western Culture 6. Understanding the “Semblance of Objectivity”: Critique, Genealogy and Practition 7. Sites of Learning and Intellectual Parasitism: The Case for New Humanities 8. Conclusion: Deformation of the Practical and the Categorial Error. Appendix: Revisiting “Caste and the Secular Self.” Bibliography. Index.

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Vivek Dhareshwar is currently engaged in building a platform for learning called Indian Slate. He was scholar-in-residence at Srishti Institute for Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru. He was also a co-founder, senior fellow and (for a time) Director of the Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bengaluru. His main research interest is in developing a practical epistemology of Indian thought.

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