[INDOLOGY] Review Paramaanu of theory

Aleksandar Uskokov uskokov at uchicago.edu
Wed Apr 24 17:38:27 UTC 2013


Times have changed since Carnap . I think analytic philosophy today is more
of a style (use of formal language etc.) than disdain for metaphysics.
Indeed, the continental vs. analytical talk seems anachronistic.


On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Paolo Magnone <paolo.magnone at unicatt.it>wrote:

>  Well, of course logic is taught even in continental philosophy
> departments, besides much else… but you will concede that from a strictly
> analytical perspective, an English expression like “in western philosophy
> departments” translates with a universal, rather than an existential
> quantifier :-)
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> On 24/04/2013 17:35, Aleksandar Uskokov wrote:
>
> It seems to me you've read too much from that simple statement. I for one
> was educated in an old-fashioned continental philosophy department, yet had
> to study both contemporary logic and history of logic in separate courses.
> I did not see a tout court equation in Howard's comment.
>
>  Kind regards,
> Aleksandar
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Paolo Magnone <paolo.magnone at unicatt.it>wrote:
>
>>  Believe it or not, in some continental, yet undoubtedly western
>> philosophy departments they still teach some old-fashioned philosophical
>> subjects such as ontology and metaphysics... luckily (from my point of
>> view) philosophy in the West has not yet generally become what the
>> Anglosaxon world is trying to reduce it to. So it would be well advised not
>> to make such sweeping statements equating “western philosophy” *tout
>> court* with analytical philosophy.
>>
>> Paolo Magnone
>> Sanskrit Language and Literature
>> Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Milan)
>>
>> Jambudvipa  - Indology and Sanskrit Studies (www.jambudvipa.net)
>>
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>> On 24/04/2013 14:49, Howard Resnick wrote:
>>
>> In western philosophy departments, logicians critique past theories and
>> argue for what they believe is the best possible logic, but of course the
>> history of logic theories is taught as well. Surely both are taught, at
>> least somewhere, in Indian universities.
>>
>>  Howard Resnick
>>
>>  On Apr 23, 2013, at 9:42 PM, Veeranarayana Pandurangi <
>> veerankp at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Yes sir.
>> Unlike in west we teach it as we think this is the science. We need to
>> modify if it is no longer justified.
>> On Apr 24, 2013 12:17 AM, "Jean-Luc Chevillard" <
>> jean-luc.chevillard at univ-paris-diderot.fr> wrote:
>>
>>> You write
>>>
>>> "I think we (naiyayikas) should not be teaching old paramaanu theory if
>>> it is really untenable."
>>>
>>> This makes me wonder whether you see yourself as teaching theories
>>> or as teaching the history of those theories.
>>>
>>> How would you characterize what you do?
>>>
>>> -- Jean-Luc Chevillard (Paris)
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23/04/2013 20:05, Veeranarayana Pandurangi wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for crossposting.
>>>> I am searching for some realistic modern reveiws/ alternative theories
>>>> of paramaanu theory of nyayavaisheshika.
>>>>
>>>> I think we (naiyayikas) should not be teaching old paramaanu theory if
>>>> it is really untenable.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।। (भ.गी.)
>>>>
>>>>
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