Education: Philosophy and Practice - Hardcover

Indrani Sanyal; Anirban Ganguly

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8186921567 ISBN 13: 9788186921562

Publisher: D.K. Printworld, 2011

Synopsis

The anthology Education: Philosophy and Practice, an academic initiative of the Centre for Sri Aurobindo Studies, Jadavpur University, elaborates and analyses various strands of Sri Aurobindo's thoughts on education. Sri Aurobindo divorced from history (especially from the very political atmosphere of the period, when it was a colonial India) is difficult to situate. The present study, keeping Sri Aurobindo's ideas on education central to it, also explores classical Indian model of education, the Bengal National model for education and also explores viewpoints of some of his distinguished contemporaries like Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Sister Nivedita, Ananda Coomaraswamy and others. Sri Aurobindo, as a practical guide, as an acarya in the typical classical Upanisadic model, had far-reaching influences upon his disciples. This volume is an eye-opener for the subject on professional ethics for teachers and on the inter-personal relation between the teacher and student. The present volume consists of twelve essays which are analytic, informative and lucid in style. This is a well-rounded text for students and an essential reference for researchers. This volume is surely helpful in the domain of Sri Aurobindo Studies.

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About the Author:

Indrani Sanyal is a Professor of Philosophy and the Co-ordinator of Centre for Sri Aurobindo Studies at the Centre of Advanced Study, Jadavpur University, India. Her areas of interest are metaphysics, ethics, especially Indian ethics, philosophy of language and philosophy of Sri Aurobindo. Anirban Ganguly, interests lie in the areas of historical, civilisational, educational and cultural studies. He has written and spoken extensively on these issues and is presently occupied in trying to trace the evolution of Indian nationalism and also the impact of globalisation on local cultures. He is with a leading New Delhi based think-tank and is also a Research-Scholar with the Centre for Sri Aurobindo Studies, Dept. of Philosophy, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

About this edition

• Publisher: D.K. Printworld
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 8186921567
• ISBN 13: 9788186921562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 347