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Here is a novel that defies expectations to sweep to a stunning end.

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 pa...

This book introduces readers to the ethics of philanthropy, particularly in the Indian context. Drawing on JRD Tatäs philosophy and approach to business, it shows how business and philanthropy were intrinsically related for him.

This book introduces readers to the ethics of philanthropy, particularly in the Indian context. Drawing on JRD Tatäs philosophy and approach to business, it shows how business and philanthropy were intrinsically related for him.

The discourse and practice of science are deeply connected to explicit and implicit narratives of nature. However, nature has been understood in diverse ways by cultures across the world. Could these different views of nature generate the possibility of alternate views on science? Part of the innovative series Science and Technology Studies, this volume looks at different conceptualizations of nature and the manner in which they structure the ...

This edited volume looks at different conceptualizations of nature and the manner in which they structure the practice of the sciences. It attempts to establish a dialogue between cultures through sociological exploration of science, using a multi-disciplinary approach and drawing upon philosophy, history, religion, feminism and cultural studies.

Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information, this book constitutes the 5th volume of the FoLLI LNAI subline. It contains the refereed proceedings of the Third Indian Conference on Logic and Its Applications, ICLA 2009, held in Chennai, India, in January 2009. The 12 revised full papers presented together with 7 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers...

Translating the World begins by showing how discursive and writing strategies contribute to the ontology and epistemology of science, which includes understanding the special ways in which science uses language, whether it is natural language, mathematics or other semiotic systems.