Rajesh Chandra Shukla
Profil
Dr. Rajesh C. Shukla is an Associate Professor and Director of the School of Public Ethics at Saint Paul University. His research interests reside at the intersections of moral and political philosophy, focusing particularly on the conceptions of friendship and justice, migration and immigration, ethics and public policy, secularism and democratic citizenship, and environmental ethics. Rajesh has published in the following journals: Annales: Ethics in Economic Life (2018); French Journal of Media Research (2018 & 2016); Frontiers of Philosophy in China (2014); East and West Thought (2014); Toronto Slavic Quarterly (2013); Contemporary Thought (2013); Philosophy, Culture and Tradition (2013); Maritain Studies (2013); and Existenz (2011). He has served as the guest editor for the Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Tradition (2013), and French Journal of Media research (2018), and has co-edited three books with his colleagues. Rajesh’s current research project is devoted to understanding the impact migration (including immigration) on the functioning of democratic societies and welfare states. In addition, he is also editing works on “Ethics and Public Life” and leads a research group on “Ethics and Public Policy” at Saint Paul University.
- Immigration
- Migration
- Ethics and Public Policy
- Friendship and Justice
- Environmental Ethics
2006 PhD in Philosophy, University of Ottawa
1996 MPhil in Philosophy, University of Delhi
1993 MA in Philosophy, University of Delhi
1991 BA in Philosophy and Political Science, University of Allahabad
Member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Papers in Refereed Journals:
- Shukla, R.,Migration and Our Moral Responsibilities. Theoforum(Forthcoming, Fall 2019).
- Shukla, R., In Appreciation of Canadian Values. Op-ed in Ottawa Citizen, August 30, 2018: https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/shukla-in-appreciation-of-canadian-values
- Shukla, R.,Guest Editor’s Research Article on “Ethics, Media, and Public Life”. French Journal of Media Research. 9:1-15, 2018.
- Shukla, R., Democratic Elections and Media Responsibility. French Journal of Media Research. 9:34-48, 2018.
- Shukla, R.,Public Policy and Social good: Theory, Practice and Beyond. Annales. Ethics in Economic Life.Vol. 20, No. 4: 19-36, 2017.
- Shukla, R., Religious Liberty and Democratic Citizenship. French Journal of Media Research.6:1-13, 2016
- Shukla, R.,Virtue and Character: An Aristotelian Interpretation. Maritain Studies.29:64-82, 2014
- Shukla, R., Similarities beyond Differences: Mill’s Utilitarianism and Consequentialism of the Bhagvadgita. Journal of East-West Thought. Spring:52-68, 2014
- Shukla, R.,Justice and Civic Friendship: An Aristotelian Critique of Modern Citizenry. Frontiers of Philosophy in China.1:1-22, 2014
- Shukla, R., Religion, Philosophy and Culture: A Critical Account; theme editor’s research article in the introduction. Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Tradition.9:1-13, 2013
- Shukla, R., Ethics, Politics and Public Life: An Aristotelian Account. Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Tradition.9:123-138, 2013
- Shukla, R., Tolstoy and Nietzsche: A Pacifist Critique of Belligerent Morality. Journal of Contemporary Thought.37:51-66, 2013
- Shukla, R., Rethinking the Role of Religious Experience in Tolstoy’s Thought. Toronto Slavic Quarterly.43:115-136, 2013
- Shukla, R., Gandhi, Tolstoy and the Art of Living. The Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Tradition.7:141-156, 2011
- Shukla, R.,The Modern Tripartition: The Axial Age Thesis and East- West Philosophical Communication. Existenz: An International Journal in Philosophy, Religion, Politics and the Arts.6:20-30, 2011
Journals Edited:
- French Journal of Media Research, Special Issue on “Ethics, Media and Public Life”, Forthcoming, 2018.
- Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Tradition, Special Issue on “Religion, Philosophy and Culture”, Vol. 9, 2013.
Books Edited & Chapters:
- Essays on Religious and Political Experience ed. by Richard Feist and Rajesh Shukla, Peeters Publishers, 2016, 212 pp.
- Leadership and Contemporary Challenges: Philosophical Perspectives ed. by Chantal Beauvais, Rajesh Shukla and Martin Blais, Peeters Publishers, 2013, 336pp
a) Shukla, Rajesh: Profit as a Moral Motivation: A Kantian Critique of Current Business Practices (Chap. 1) p. 1-18b)
b) Shukla, R. & Beauvais,C. & Blais, M. (Introduction) p. vii-xxxiv
- Technology and the Changing Face of Humanity ed. by Richard Feist and Chantal Beauvais and Rajesh Shukla, University of Ottawa Press, 2010, 233 pp.
a) Shukla, Rajesh: Technology and the Changing Face of Humanity (Chap. IX) p. 176-191
b) Shukla, R. & Beauvais,C. & Feist, R. Introduction (Chap. 1) p. 1-21
Refereed Chapters in Books:
- Political Constraints and Global Citizenship, in C. Ghosn and B. Bilge (eds.), Minorities et Medias (Iarsic-Essachess Press, 2016) pp. 215-224
- Political Secularism and Public Life, in S. Bratosin and M.A. Tudor (eds.), Espace Public et Communication De La Foi (Iarsic-Essachess Press, 2014) pp. 39-51