Article on Lok Sabha Elections 2014

See my article "Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Unravelling the real issues" published in 'The Companion', the Voice of  Students  http://thecompanion.in/lok-sabha-elections-2014-unraveling-the-real-issues/

Article on Bertrand Russell in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

My article "Bertrand Russell: Ethics" has been published in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, " a peer-reviewed academic resource" http://www.iep.utm.edu/russ-eth/

'Some Reflections on Ethics' is now available as free e-book

I have made my 'Some Reflections on Ethics' free at Smashwords in the new year.https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/300155

'Some Reflections on Ethics' now available as a multiformat eBook!

My 'Some Reflections on Ethics' is now available as a multiformat eBook!

See at  Amazon's Kindle Store or at Smashwords

Some Reflections on Ethics

My latest print book Some Reflections on Ethics is now available at createspace and also at  amazon

Book description:

 "The aim of a rational ethics should be to maximize freedom and avenues of happiness and to minimize avoidable suffering."

In this highly thought provoking and stimulating book, the author, Dr. Ramendra, has briefly and critically discussed the ethical ideas of G. E. Moore, Bertrand Russell, Lokayat, Buddha, Epicurus and John Stuart Mill before expounding his own ideas in a logical manner. The author has convincingly advocated a rational ethics based on human needs and desires.

Multi-format e books

I also published four multi-format e books at smashwords. My author page at smashwords.

Seven books on Amazon in four months

In four months, I published seven books on Amazon. Three paperbacks -- 'Why I am Not a Hindu', 'Is God Dead?' and 'The Myth of Unity of all Religions' -- and four kindle e books. See my author page on Amazon.

Why I am Not a Hindu (paperback), third edition

Why I am Not a Hindu (paperback), third edition, available at amazon.com

Is God Dead?

My 'Is God Dead?' has been published as a Kindle ebook at Amazon

Also at Smashwords as a multi-format ebook.

New Print edition of 'Why I am Not a Hindu'

Third revised print edition of my Why I am Not a Hindu was released on 30th May, my birthday. Click here to sample it.

M. N. Roy in 'The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'

My article on M. N. Roy has been published in 'The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy', "a peer-reviewed academic resource"

Why I am Not a Hindu on kindle

The Kindle edition of Why I am Not a Hindu has been published at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WPPCSO

It is possible to sample the book for free. It is text-to-speech enabled.

Why I am Not a Hindu

My 1993 essay Why I am Not a Hindu (second edition 1995) has been published as a multi-format e book at Smashwords. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52804

It is possible to sample 25 percent of the book for free.

Periyar: Jivan aur Vichar and Buddhiwadi Prashnottari

My two Hindi booklets published by Buddhiwadi Foundation were released on 5 December. See publications page of Buddhiwadi Foundation for details.
Periyar: Jivan aur Vichar (Periyar: Life and Thoughts) is based on the "Periyar E. V. Ramasami" chapter of my book Rationalism, Humanism and Atheism in Twentieth Century Indian Thought.

Buddhiwadi Prashnottari (Rationalist question-answers) contains short answers to 3o frequently asked questions about rationalism, humanism, atheism and secularism.

Book on metaethics

I have already written four chapters including a chapter on fundamental ethical concepts-- good, right, ought and duty.
Presently I am writing a chapter on G. E. Moore.

Book on metaehics

I have started writing a book in Hindi on metaethics, adhinitishastra. It will be a text book for students of philosophy.


My earlier two exclusive writings on ethics are in English: The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russell and Some Reflections on Ethics.


The first one is my Ph. D. thesis on Russell, whereas the second one, published as a free e-book, contains my original ideas on various ethical topics. I am hoping to incorporate the main ideas in these two books in the Hindi book on metaethics which I am presently working on.

Social and Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion

I have just completed working on the third revised and expanded edition of my Hindi book on Social and Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion, Samaj aur Rajniti Darshan evam Dharma- Darshan (published by Motilal Banarsidass).

I have added 12 new chapters, including chapters on "multiculturalism", "anarchism" and "Gandhi and Ambedkar on Caste discrimination".

I am feeling good this new year after completing this work. I was working on this for last six months, apart from my normal college duties.

Some Reflections on Ethics

My latest e book Some Reflections on Ethics has been published on the website of the Buddhiwadi Foundation. It is a free gift to my readers to mark my completing 25 years of my university teaching.

Some Reflections on Ethics
Written by
Dr Ramendra

Published electronically by
Buddhiwadi Foundation
Patna, India

copyright 2008 by Ramendra
(Any body is free to publish extracts of the work by seeking a formal permission from the author and acknowledging it.)


Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction

1. The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russell
2. On G. E. Moore
3. Normative ethics and Meta ethics
4. On Lokayat
5. On Buddha
6. On Epicurus
7. On John Stuart Mill
8. Some False Dichotomies

Bibliography




Buddhiwadi Foundation Home Page

The Myth of Unity of all Religions

'The Myth of Unity of all Religions' was published originally as a booklet by the Buddhiwadi Foundation in 2003. It was reproduced in several humanist journals in India and in a journal in Canada. It has since been published electronically on the website of the Buddhiwadi Foundation where anyone can read it for free.

The Myth of Unity of all Religions by Dr. Ramendra

The print version can be obtained at a nominal price from the Buddhiwadi Foundation.

http://www.buddhiwadi.org/publications.htm

My free e-book 'Rationalism, Humanism and Atheism in Twentieth Century Indian Thought'

Rationalism, Humanism and Atheism
in Twentieth Century Indian Thought

Written by
Dr Ramendra
in collaboration with
Dr. Kawaljeet

Published electronically by
Buddhiwadi Foundation
Patna, India

Copyright 2007 by Ramendra

Contents

Preface
1. Rationalism, Humanism and Atheism
2. Periyar E. V. Ramasami
3. M .N. Roy
4. B. R. Ambedkar
5. Gora
6. Abraham T. Kovoor
7. A. B. Shah
8. Narsingh Narain
9. Ramswaroop Verma
10. Some Critical Comments