A Social Philosophical Study on Equality and Justice in the Thoughts of Gandhi and Ambedkar - Nama Das - Bog

Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Equality and justice are two important concepts which are essential elements of socio- political and moral philosophy. Metaphorically speaking, these two concepts seem to operate like two sides of the same coin in a human society. For, an ideal society cannot be conceived without the concepts of equality and justice. Health and progress of a good society presuppose equality and justice in social, economic, political and religious domains of human life. In the present thesis titled "A Socio-philosophical Study on Equality and Justice as in the Thoughts of M.K. Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar" an attempt has been made to understand equality and justice of Gandhi and Ambedkar. The importance of equality and justice to usher in harmonious and progressive social order is immense in the present human society. Here I have made an attempt to elucidate different senses in which equality and justice have been used in the social, religious, political and economic spheres of human life. In the second chapter of my thesis entitled "Concepts of Equality and Justice" I have dwelled upon concepts of equality and justice. This chapter has elaborately discussed the concepts of equality and justice following different philosophers. It is needless to state that the concepts of 'equality' and 'justice' lack a precise explanation. In fact, these two concepts are very closely connected. Justice cannot fully be explained,