Gandhi and the Stoics : modern experiments on ancient values /
Richard Sorabji.
- 1st ed.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- xiv, 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-209) and index.
Richard Sorabji presents a study of Gandhi's philosophy in comparison with Christian and Stoic thought. He shows that Gandhi was a true philosopher, who not only aimed to give a consistent self-critical rationale for his views, but also thought himself obliged to live by what he taught.