Gandhi and Mandela
This document summarizes and compares aspects of Gandhi and Mandela. It discusses Gandhi's vision for a nonviolent society based on principles like cosmic piety, equality, and pluralism. It also describes Gandhi's shy youth and how he found his voice leading protests in South Africa at age 30. The document then notes Mandela's charisma, social skills, and political understanding that made him an effective leader to end apartheid in South Africa despite being imprisoned for 27 years.
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Philosopher of the week Transcript
Gandhi speaks:
My name is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. I was born in 1869 and I was
assassinated in 1948. My leadership in India freed my people, and taught the
world that violence doesn’t always pay. My ethics and principles are easily
understood, but not so easily followed. When asked about my ethical
foundations, I said:
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes
too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and
the weakest man [or woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the
step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [or her]. Will he [or she]
gain anything by it? Will it restore him [or her] to a control over his [or her] own
life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj, [meaning freedom] for the
hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and
yourself melt away."
Can you follow this talisman? Can you hold it close and let it help you find
freedom and truth? I hope that you can. Please, read the lecturette about my
life and I hope that it provides you with some guidance for following the right
path. If you have further questions about my views, there are links on the
lecturettes where you can do more research about me. In today’s world of
violence and pain, can you let my life mean something more? I ask you to do
so.
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Philosopher Lecturette Transcript
Gandhi Lecturette
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar, a
coastal city in Kathiawad (now a part of the Gujarat State,
India.) on the 2nd October 1869. He was the youngest child of
his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai.
http://www.mkgandhi.org/intro_autobio.htm
Mohandas Gandhi Otherwise known as Mahatma ('Great-Soul')
Gandhi led the Indian nationalist movement against British rule.
He is considered the father of his country. He is famous for his
doctrine of non-violent protest to achieve political and social
progress. (BBC,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gandhi_mohandas.shtml)
Gandhi trained in London to become an attorney where he met the socialist,
George Bernard Shaw, whose ideas contributed greatly to the shaping of his
personality and politics. He returned to India in 1891, to begin practicing law at
an Indian law firm in South Africa. (BBC)
Racial intolerance in India was rampant. He was evicted from train carriages,
barred from hotels and beaten up. These actions caused him to enter into
political activism for equal rights. In 1894 he opposed a bill that would deprive
Indians of their right to vote. Although he failed to stop the bill, his entry into the
political scene was thus established. (BBC)
Gandhi refused to accept the treatment of his people but also refused to lower
himself to the standards of his oppressors. To reconcile these moral imperatives,
he used only nonviolent civil disobedience to force go.
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1 Philosopher of the week Transcript Gandhi speaks.docxoswald1horne84988
1
Philosopher of the week Transcript
Gandhi speaks:
My name is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. I was born in 1869 and I was
assassinated in 1948. My leadership in India freed my people, and taught the
world that violence doesn’t always pay. My ethics and principles are easily
understood, but not so easily followed. When asked about my ethical
foundations, I said:
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes
too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and
the weakest man [or woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the
step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [or her]. Will he [or she]
gain anything by it? Will it restore him [or her] to a control over his [or her] own
life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj, [meaning freedom] for the
hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and
yourself melt away."
Can you follow this talisman? Can you hold it close and let it help you find
freedom and truth? I hope that you can. Please, read the lecturette about my
life and I hope that it provides you with some guidance for following the right
path. If you have further questions about my views, there are links on the
lecturettes where you can do more research about me. In today’s world of
violence and pain, can you let my life mean something more? I ask you to do
so.
1
Philosopher Lecturette Transcript
Gandhi Lecturette
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar, a
coastal city in Kathiawad (now a part of the Gujarat State,
India.) on the 2nd October 1869. He was the youngest child of
his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai.
http://www.mkgandhi.org/intro_autobio.htm
Mohandas Gandhi Otherwise known as Mahatma ('Great-Soul')
Gandhi led the Indian nationalist movement against British rule.
He is considered the father of his country. He is famous for his
doctrine of non-violent protest to achieve political and social
progress. (BBC,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gandhi_mohandas.shtml)
Gandhi trained in London to become an attorney where he met the socialist,
George Bernard Shaw, whose ideas contributed greatly to the shaping of his
personality and politics. He returned to India in 1891, to begin practicing law at
an Indian law firm in South Africa. (BBC)
Racial intolerance in India was rampant. He was evicted from train carriages,
barred from hotels and beaten up. These actions caused him to enter into
political activism for equal rights. In 1894 he opposed a bill that would deprive
Indians of their right to vote. Although he failed to stop the bill, his entry into the
political scene was thus established. (BBC)
Gandhi refused to accept the treatment of his people but also refused to lower
himself to the standards of his oppressors. To reconcile these moral imperatives,
he used only nonviolent civil disobedience to force go.
1. Gandhi and Mandela Danielle Barrington Professor Arguello History 5 8 August 2010
2. Gandhi’s Vision A was most interested by Gandhi’s vision of a nonviolent society. In Western culture, this is considered Utopian; Gandhi disagrees with Utopia, and instead argues that every society must achieve goodness in its own unique way. His beliefs about society were guided by five major principles: A good society should be informed by the cosmic piety. Since humans are simply guardians of the creation, they must accept life’s rhythm and balance. A good society should discourage exploitation, injustice, and inequality and institutionalize love, honesty, social service, cooperation, and solidarity. A good society should help humans develop moral and spiritual skills that build up swaraj(one’s autonomy). A good society should accept a pluralism of knowledge and beliefs. A creative interplay between these beliefs can only benefit society by expanding its knowledge. A good society lets its people make their own choices and exercise their freedom. By applying these principles to every aspect of his life, Gandhi was able to create a version of his own Utopia which, if followed, would allow society to flourish. I found his vision for society fascinating because I believe many of his ideas could be applied to today’s society and yield remarkable effects.
3. Gandhi’s Youth Another topic in the book that I found interesting was Gandhi’s slow start as a young man. As a child, he was shy and performed as an average student in school. When he went to law school, he found that he was too timid to argue in court. He didn’t really step out of his shell until his trip to South Africa for a job opportunity in 1893. In South Africa, he became discontent with the state of racism. He began putting together and leading protests. It was through this process, at the age of 30 years old, that he realized what he could become. He decided to study thought and logic and apply his theories on the topics to the world as he saw it. I’m fascinated by the unique process that Gandhi took to become the influential man that he is remembered as today.
4. Mandela’s Legacy Nelson Mandela made such an incredible impact on racism primarily because of his charisma. Everyone that meets him raves of his charm, height, and good looks. Combined with his incredible memory for faces and a quality indescribable but completely palpable, these qualities made him a difference maker with an incredible lasting legacy. His strong social skills and excellent understanding of politics made him a prime candidate to lead equality movements in the 1950s-60s as well as end the apartheid in the 1990s. Despite being unfairly imprisoned for 27 years, Mandela still recovered from his jailcell and successfully brought an end to the apartheid.