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'''''Gandhi and Philosophy: On Theological Anti-politics''''' is a book written by philosophers [[Divya Dwivedi]] and [[Shaj Mohan]]. It was published by [[Bloomsbury Academic]], UK. The book is based on analysis of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy and has received a positive reception. 

== Reception ==
[[Bernard Stiegler]] admired the work, in that it reconsidered the history of nihilism in the [[Eschatology|eschatological]] contemporaneity and criticalised Gandhi's thoughts from a new perspective.<ref name="Stiegler">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s7p1DwAAQBAJ&q=editions:G86bbr8NZ9wC|title=Qu'appelle-t-on Panser ?: 1. L'immense régression|last1=Stiegler|first1=Bernard|date=14 November 2018|publisher=Les Liens qui Libèrent|isbn=979-1-02-090559-8|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="bloomsbury_9781474221719">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/gandhi-and-philosophy-9781474221719/|title=Reviews ''Gandhi and Philosophy: On Theological Anti-politics''|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury Academic, UK]]}}</ref> [[Robert Bernasconi]] admired the profound impact of the work, in that it warranted a re-examination of Gandhiji's thought-school and also served as a reflection on the usual Western interpretations of India.<ref name="bloomsbury_9781474221719" /><ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZwd_Gl-aN0|title=Robert Bernasconi speaking at the launch of 'Gandhi & Philosophy'|date=14 March 2019|last=India|first=Bloomsbury|type=Videotape|language=en}}</ref> [[Jean-Luc Nancy]] wrote the foreword and admired the work, as well.<ref name="bloomsbury_9781474221719" />

A review at the [[Open (Indian magazine)|Open magazine]] praised the pioneer attempt at a re-interpretation of Gandhi's thought-school using philosophical models, without being overtly dependent on ex-post-facto political developments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://openthemagazine.com/lounge/books/second-thoughts/|title=A philosophical appraisal of Gandhi's outlook and ideas|last=Singh|first=Siddharth|date=27 September 2019|website=[[Open (Indian magazine)|Open Magazine]]}}</ref> Reviewing for [[The Indian Express|Indian Express]], Raj Ayyar admired the work to be highly informed, which sidestepped the usual binary of being either overtly hagiographic or outright vituperative in nature.<ref name="ayyar1">{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/bending-the-binary-gandhi-and-philosophy-5952328|title=Bending the binary|last=Ayyar|first=Raj|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> He further praised the concept of scalology.<ref name="ayyar1" /> Another review by Aakash Joshi admired the work as well, in that it distanced itself from political correctness and tackled a lot of usually whitewashed controversies in Gandhi's life using novel philosophical concepts, without necessarily delving into a black-and-white territory.<ref name="new book examines Gandhi2">{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/a-new-book-examines-what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-the-father-of-the-nation-5910744/|title=A new book examines what we talk about when we talk about the Father of the Nation|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

A review by [[The Book Review]] noted the work to be a closely argued and seminal volume, which utilized novel philosophical concepts in dissecting and analyzing Gandhi; the development of scalology and hypophysics were praised, in particular.<ref name="The Book Review2">{{Cite web|url=http://thebookreviewindia.org/philosophizing-gandhi/|title=Philosophizing Gandhi|last=Tankha|first=V|website=The Book Review}}</ref> A review over [[The Hindu]] noted the book to be an adventurous but affectionate work, which established Gandhi as a serious philosopher for time and beyond.<ref name="Leap of faith">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/gandhi-and-philosophy-on-theological-anti-politics-review-leap-of-faith/article29118506.ece|title='Gandhi and Philosophy – On Theological Anti-Politics' review: Leap of faith|last=Suhrud|first=Tridip|date=17 August 2019|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> In a review for [[The Wire (India)|The Wire]], J. Reghu praised the work as a highly original contribution, which ushered in a remarkable moment for classical philosophy in the subcontinent.<ref name="Chrysalis2">{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/books/gandhi-and-philosophy-book-review|title=Gandhi as Chrysalis for a New Philosophy|website=[[The Wire (Indian web publication)|The Wire]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/31/book-reviews/gandhi-company-western-philosophers.html|title=Gandhi in the Company of Western Philosophers|last=Raghuramaraju|first=A|date=3 August 2019|work=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]|issue=31|volume=54|pages=28–30|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Dwivedi|first1=Divya|last2=Mohan|first2=Shuja|date=2015-06-05|title=Parentheses of Philosophy|url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/40/discussion/parentheses-philosophy.html|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]|language=en|volume=54|issue=40|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:2018 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Books about Mahatma Gandhi]]