Grounding morality : freedom, knowledge and the plurality of cultures / editors, Jyotirmaya Sharma, A. Raghuramaraju.

"These essays have been put together to honour Professor Mrinal Miri by two of his students"--Dedication.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Philosophies of path and purpose / Jonardon Ganeri -- Philosophy as poetry and conversation / Michael McGhee -- On hating one's own children / Sanil V. -- Note towards the definition of ìdentity' / Akeel Bilgrami -- Does Kant hold that ought implies can? / Shyam Ranganathan -- Kant on the sublime: the subject and the question of difference / Udaya Kumar -- Virtue ethics as virtue metaphysics / Bijoy H. Boruah -- On quiet conversation: ethics and the art of self-conversation / Sundar Sarukkai -- Conversations in Shimla about the meaning of life and the nature of democracy / Noel O'Sullivan -- Ahimsa and the metaphysics of non-violence / Leela Gandhi -- Forgotten moral exemplars of the West: a critique of Akeel Bilgrami's projection of Gandhi / A. Raghuramaraju -- Secularism and the devout: a Gandhian reading / Bindu Puri --Moral choices: Gandhi and Weber on capitalism and conscience / T.N. Madan -- Engaging modernity / Saurabh Dube -- Secular state and religious education: the debate in India / Rajeev Bhargava -- Resilience without partisanship? The puzzle of India's democracy / Subrata K. Mitra -- Imagining incommensurables: the Hindu Rashtra and the Indian nation / Jyotirmaya Sharma.

The articles in this volume mirror some of Miri's concerns and philosophical interests, but go beyond the format of a festschrift, as they seek to enhance and restate themes in moral philosophy, ethics, questions of identity, Gandhi's philosophy, and offer a fresh perspective on themes such as secularism, religion and politics.