Rabindranath Tagore, Amartya Sen, and the Early Indian Classical Period: The Obligations of Power

This book examines the ethical standard of the obligations of power articulated by philosophers Rabindrinath Tagore and Amartya Sen. The author argues that Tagore and Sen focused on the need to diminish all states’ capacity for violence, regardless of regime type.

Neal Leavitt is senior lecturer at Boston University.