Revolution And Evolution

Author : Martin Wickramasinhe

Publisher : Sarasa Publisher

Third Batch 2015

ISBN : 955-8415-23-5

88 Pages

This collection of essays presents some interesting observations, idea and views of the renowned Sri Lankan writer Martin  Wickramasinhe.

The collection includes erudite discussion of the controversial views of the Jesuit intellectual Teilhard de Chardin on the philosophy of human evolution and parallels in Buddhist views on the spiritual evolution of mankind. Martin Wickramasinhe argues that the Russian revolution was a continuation of the psycho – social evolution initiated by the humanist rebellion in France, against feudal political and religious dogma. He repudiates Albert Camus ‘ contention that the Russian revolution was an aberration. In a delightful account of his visit to the Charles Darwin museum in Kent, Martin Wickramasinghe sheds light on the controversial claim by some that Darwin had not deigned to even open the volume of Das Capital dedicated to him by Karl Marx.

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