Subaltern Morality: A Postmodern Vision

About the Book

The expression Subaltern had been used by Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci in his celebrated notes on PRISON DIARY but it is interpreted in a different way in this book. The concept includes caste, color, gender and class. It is not economic category but a cultural one. It is different from Marxist interpretation of the term Proletariat. Marxist Morality is class bound: Subaltern morality is not class bound. An attempt to deconstruct the age old Egalitarian Morality, the author proposes morality of those who are besides the circle and suggests a postmodern vision to understand subaltern morality. Offering challenging insights into conception of Global justice, the author subscribes to Aristotelian contention of distributive justice where equals are treated equally and unequal are treated unequally.

About the Author

Ramesh Chandra Sinha has been Professor & Head, Department of Philosophy, Patna University. He obtained his PH.D. from Benares Hindu University. He had been awarded Senior Fellowship by Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi to work on the project “Religious Identity and The Concept of Others”. In about forty years of teaching and research, he has written three books and edited five books. He has contributed more than 100 articles in National and International journals. Presently he is the Chief Editor of Darshanik Traimasik, a quarterly Journal of Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad and He is also the Chief Editor of “Philosophical Quest. “He was a member of senate and syndicate, Patna university. Presently he is member of governing board of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi.” Seemant Naitikta” [Subaltern Morality] is new contribution in the field of Applied Ethics. Awards and contribution: • J.P. Loknayak Saman by the Vice President of India • Vidya Bhusan award by Vidwat Parishad, Varanasi for his consistent and continued contribution to Academic activities • A Felicitation volume entitled “Dimensions of Applied Philosophy“ has been published by Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad in order to honour his contribution to the world of Philosophy