Letters to a Young Philosopher

Ramin Jahanbegloo is professor, vice dean, and executive director of Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana. He is a philosopher who has worked extensively to foster constructive dialogue between divergent cultures. In his efforts to promote argumentative tradition, he has interacted with scholars and intellectuals from all over the world, such as the Dalai Lama, Noam Chomsky, Ashis Nandy, and George Steiner, among others. He has authored several books, which have been translated into different languages. Some of these include 'Iran: Between Tradition and Modernity' (2004), 'The Spirit of India' (2008), 'The Gandhian Moment' (2013), 'Time Will Say Nothing' (2014), and a series of conversations with prominent intellectuals like Vandana Shiva, Richard Sorabji, Romila Thapar, and others.

• Foreword by Lord Bhikhu ParekhPreface Letter 1: On the Definition of PhilosophyLetter 2: On the Decline of EducationLetter 3: On Living with the Technological Civilization Letter 4: On the Art of LovingLetter 5: On Freedom and CourageLetter 6: On the Political EvilLetter 7: On the Art of DyingLetter 8: On ExcellenceLetter 9: On TruthLetter 10: On MediocrityLetter 11: On ResponsibilityLetter 12: On PatriotismLetter 13: On DemocracyLetter 14: On Herd MentalityLetter 15: On the Art of Making FilmsLetter 16: On Aesthetics About the Author