JRD Tata and the Ethics of Philanthropy by Sundar Sarukkai

JRD Tata and the Ethics of Philanthropy by Sundar Sarukkai

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

Sundar Sarukkai was Professor of Philosophy at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru, India, until 2019. He was also the Founder-Director of the Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, and has worked primarily in the philosophy of natural and social sciences. He has been part of studies on Gandhian and other social organisations as well as philanthropic ones. He is the author of Translating the World: Science and Language (2002), Philosophy of Symmetry (2004), Indian Philosophy and Philosophy of Science (2005), What is Science? (2012), and two books co-authored with Gopal Guru: The Cracked Mirror: An Indian Debate on Experience and Theory (2012/2017) and Experience, Caste and the Everyday Social (2019). He has also been active in outreach programmes to take philosophy to different communities and places, including philosophy workshops for children and bringing philosophy to the public through his writing in the media and through his initiative, Barefoot Philosophers.

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ISBN 13	9781138203792
ISBN 10	1138203793
Title	JRD Tata and the Ethics of Philanthropy
Author	Sundar Sarukkai
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2020-07-09
Number of pages	120
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