01865nam a22002537a 4500 20230804155952.0 230804b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781803091747 AL eng 23 321.8 SARS Sundar Sarukkai 129334 Social life of Democracy London Seagull Books 2022 xiii,166p. HB 24x16cm. Political Science 3174 479.00 ₹ 599.00 20% 1-08-2023 A plea for bringing democracy to our lived daily experience written in lucid prose. TheSocial Life of Democracy is a response to the polarization of our times and the crisis in democracy being experienced across the world today. Drawing from B. R. Ambedkar’s view that democracy is not a form of government but more a form of society and mental disposition, this book argues that democracy needs to be seen as a form of social life that must be part of our everyday practice. Noting that the obstacles to realizing Ambedkar’s vision of democracy are both material and conceptual, philosopher Sundar Sarukkai critically examines the meaning of democratic action and the function of democracy in different domains ranging from homes to governments. He also examines its relation to labor, science, and religion, and analyzes the ethical processes that are central to democracy. Finally, clarifying the concepts of truth in politics and the ideas of freedom and choice, he persuasively argues in favor of bringing democracy into our everyday lives rather than leaving it exclusively in the domain of electoral politics. Domains of Democracy 129335 Democracy and Truth 129336 Ethical Process 129337 Democracy and Freedom 129338 SARUKKAI (Sundar) 129339 ddc BK 228212 228212 0 0 ddc 0 0 PS AL AL 2023-08-04 Biblios Book Point Surathkal Mangalore 575014 479.00 1 321.8 SARS 076654 2024-05-17 00:00:00 2023-08-16 599.00 2023-08-04 BK