KhizooologyThe Story of My Experiments with Truth
Examine conduct alongside conviction.
Big Idea
Gandhi presents his developing beliefs as experiments in applying truth to everyday conduct, rather than as a claim to personal infallibility.
A Selective Self-Account
The autobiography focuses on formative experiences and experiments rather than covering his entire public life.
Truth as Practice
Gandhi connects spiritual commitments with choices in ordinary situations.
Admitting Mistakes
Confession and reconsideration become parts of the account of ethical development.
South African Experience
His experiences there help shape the political methods later associated with him.
Nonviolent Resistance
Satyagraha names an approach to struggle rooted in his interpretation of truth and nonviolence.
Read Critically
His self-presentation and prescriptions should be examined in historical context, not adopted as unquestionable authority.
Khizooo Take
Compare a stated principle with the choices it produces, while leaving room to acknowledge error and revise a judgment.
Remember
A principle is tested in conduct.