Vasunia, P;
(2015)
Gandhi and Socrates.
African Studies
, 74
(2)
pp. 175-185.
10.1080/00020184.2015.1045722.
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Abstract
Gandhi composed his ‘translation’ of Plato's Apology while he was in South Africa. Gandhi was responding to political restrictions against the Indian community and was also influenced by John Ruskin's Unto This Last. Interestingly, the translation was banned by the British authorities in India. This article explores the background to Gandhi's translation and examines the role of Plato's work in the development of his idea of satyagraha.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Gandhi and Socrates |
| Location: | Kings Coll London, London, ENGLAND |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00020184.2015.1045722 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1080/00020184.2015.1045722 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Plato, Socrates, Apology, John Ruskin, Unto This Last, Gujarati, Greek, translation, India, South Africa, Satyagraha, British Empire |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Greek and Latin |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1510023 |
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