Book Title: World of Philosophy
Author(s): Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave
Publisher: Shanti Prakashan
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closely connected with liberty, for without liberty people cannot have equality and liberty will be poor without the basis of equality. For Gandhi, independence was meant for the protection and promotion of the interests of the down-trodden and starving millions. He wanted independence based on democratic ideals and values. He said: The Swaraj (independence) of myour-dream recognizes no race or religious distinctions. Nor is it to be the monopoly of lettered persons nor yet of moneyed men. independence is for all, including the former but emphatically including the maimed and the blind, the starving toiling millions" 5
Gandhi wanted to have a just social order, where justice should be there in every department of life. In order to establish justice in the society, Gandhi fought against racialism, imperialism, communalism, untouchability and other kinds of injustices, tyrannies and oppressions.
According to Gandhi, every believer in non-violence should rise against social injustices. He worked out for the social upliftment of women, untouchables, other suppressed and weak classes by upholding the values of equality and justice. Hence, his noble crusade for the liberation of the suppressed lower class and the downtrodden people in India shows his great concern for the social and economic justice., His concept of Sarvodaya (welfare of all) and his ideals of constructive programme lead to the maintaining just social and economic order in the society. REMOVAL OF SEVEN SOCIAL SINS WILL BRING JUSTICE:
Gandhi wanted people to put into practice morality or moral code in the seven main fields of life for Justice and Peace. As a practical idealist, he said, 'Peace cannot be established through mere conferences, peace is being broken, as we all see even while conferences are being held. 6 Moreover, Peace is an integrated concept and deals with all fields of life, thus Gandhi says, 'Peace is unattained by part performance of conditions, even as a chemical combination is impossible without complete fulfillment of the conditions of attainment thereof.? He enumerated following SEVEN SOCIAL SINS, which wear out the moral fibre of the society.
Politics without Principles. II. Wealth without work.
Commerce without Morality.
Knowledge without Character.
Pleasure without Conscience.
IV. V. VI. II.
Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice.8
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