TABLE OF CONTENTS - rnarayanaswami.net
... The answer to both these questions is a loud and clear ‘no’. Firstly, Upanishads are part of Vedas which describe the Sanatana Dharma (the Eternal and Everlasting Fair-minded, Proper and Right way of living). Sanatana Dharma was practiced by inhabitants of the Indus Valley which was later on called ...
... The answer to both these questions is a loud and clear ‘no’. Firstly, Upanishads are part of Vedas which describe the Sanatana Dharma (the Eternal and Everlasting Fair-minded, Proper and Right way of living). Sanatana Dharma was practiced by inhabitants of the Indus Valley which was later on called ...
Epistemology Dehumanized
... bleakly about only one person – hardly a topic of scientific or philosophical interest, whoever and whatever that person might be. But if when concerned with my knowledge I presupposed, explicitly or implicitly, my humanity, including my body, language, and place on earth or time in history, then my ...
... bleakly about only one person – hardly a topic of scientific or philosophical interest, whoever and whatever that person might be. But if when concerned with my knowledge I presupposed, explicitly or implicitly, my humanity, including my body, language, and place on earth or time in history, then my ...
Problems Of Metaphysical Philosophy
... question to which answer or solution has to be given. When we therefore speak of the problems of metaphysical philosophy we have in mind those recurrent issues in metaphysics which border on human existence and influence our daily existence. We say these problems are recurrent in the sense that they ...
... question to which answer or solution has to be given. When we therefore speak of the problems of metaphysical philosophy we have in mind those recurrent issues in metaphysics which border on human existence and influence our daily existence. We say these problems are recurrent in the sense that they ...
Redefining Philosophy through Assimilation
... Since originality cannot mean creative-ness ex nihilo, formative influences are sought, and then the original and the merely influential are defined in difference from one another.17 ...
... Since originality cannot mean creative-ness ex nihilo, formative influences are sought, and then the original and the merely influential are defined in difference from one another.17 ...
all about hinduism
... Hinduism does not condemn those who deny God as the creator and ruler of the world, who do not accept the existence of an eternal soul and the state of Moksha or state of liberation. Hinduism does not render the upholders of such views unfit to be recognised as pious and honourable members of the Hi ...
... Hinduism does not condemn those who deny God as the creator and ruler of the world, who do not accept the existence of an eternal soul and the state of Moksha or state of liberation. Hinduism does not render the upholders of such views unfit to be recognised as pious and honourable members of the Hi ...
The Dominant Islamic Philosophy of Knowledge
... and unchangeable abstract entities because an unchangeable world coheres with unchangeable beliefs. But those who conceive their beliefs as uncertainties will conceive the world as a dynamic entity controlled by unpredictable free actions and usually unpredictable and diverse concrete natural causes ...
... and unchangeable abstract entities because an unchangeable world coheres with unchangeable beliefs. But those who conceive their beliefs as uncertainties will conceive the world as a dynamic entity controlled by unpredictable free actions and usually unpredictable and diverse concrete natural causes ...
All About Hinduism - The Divine Life Society
... Hinduism does not condemn those who deny God as the creator and ruler of the world, who do not accept the existence of an eternal soul and the state of Moksha or state of liberation. Hinduism does not render the upholders of such views unfit to be recognised as pious and honourable members of the Hi ...
... Hinduism does not condemn those who deny God as the creator and ruler of the world, who do not accept the existence of an eternal soul and the state of Moksha or state of liberation. Hinduism does not render the upholders of such views unfit to be recognised as pious and honourable members of the Hi ...
INTRODUCTION (A) Mind in Indian philosophy
... It is, therefore, the sense through which introspection of inner states is possible and hence it is called the inner sense (antarindriya). Mind is also the medium through which the impressions of the outer senses reach the soul. It is also the intermediate through which the will acts on the organs o ...
... It is, therefore, the sense through which introspection of inner states is possible and hence it is called the inner sense (antarindriya). Mind is also the medium through which the impressions of the outer senses reach the soul. It is also the intermediate through which the will acts on the organs o ...
introduction: the task of thinking reality
... However, knowledge is not of oneself, but of an object, a determinate something that can be apprehended by the intellect. It is this object that is taken up into the human mind with respect to its intelligible nature. For Maritain, following Aristotle and Thomas, the knower becomes the object in the ...
... However, knowledge is not of oneself, but of an object, a determinate something that can be apprehended by the intellect. It is this object that is taken up into the human mind with respect to its intelligible nature. For Maritain, following Aristotle and Thomas, the knower becomes the object in the ...
Friendship - The University of Sydney
... chimera of the moderns—nor of any relation between subjects: rather, existing itself is divided, it is non-identical to itself: the I and the friend are the two faces—or the two poles—of this con-division. 5) The friend is, for this reason, another self, a heteros autos. In its Latin translation, al ...
... chimera of the moderns—nor of any relation between subjects: rather, existing itself is divided, it is non-identical to itself: the I and the friend are the two faces—or the two poles—of this con-division. 5) The friend is, for this reason, another self, a heteros autos. In its Latin translation, al ...
the yoga boom: a call for christian discernment part 1: yoga in its
... believed that out of a desire to understand the nature of prakriti they venture into it. As they come into contact with the material world, their pure consciousness generates mind and thought, which are believed to be part of prakriti and not proper attributes of parusha. The parushas’ sensations an ...
... believed that out of a desire to understand the nature of prakriti they venture into it. As they come into contact with the material world, their pure consciousness generates mind and thought, which are believed to be part of prakriti and not proper attributes of parusha. The parushas’ sensations an ...
Person, Eros, Critical Ontology
... accuracy of the individual’s intellectual faculty verifies knowledge, even if proper communion of experience presupposes the accuracy of intellectual faculties.’1 ‘Signifiers allow us to share our common reference to reality and experience, but cannot replace the cognitive experience itself. This ob ...
... accuracy of the individual’s intellectual faculty verifies knowledge, even if proper communion of experience presupposes the accuracy of intellectual faculties.’1 ‘Signifiers allow us to share our common reference to reality and experience, but cannot replace the cognitive experience itself. This ob ...
M METHO ODOL LOGY
... literary art. Until late in the nineteenth century, most historians regarded themselves as literary men .The stories they were telling were true, but they were telling stories as though they were novelists. Only towards the end of the nineteenth century, as the discipline of history was professional ...
... literary art. Until late in the nineteenth century, most historians regarded themselves as literary men .The stories they were telling were true, but they were telling stories as though they were novelists. Only towards the end of the nineteenth century, as the discipline of history was professional ...
On the Theory and Practice of Intercultural Philosophy
... clung not entirely to ignorance, but theirs was not the steady eye that could meet the gaze of Philosophy; and if at moments my sem‐ blance flashed phantom‐like across their dulled vision, they held that in that dim shadow they had seen all that was to be seen.”14 In contras ...
... clung not entirely to ignorance, but theirs was not the steady eye that could meet the gaze of Philosophy; and if at moments my sem‐ blance flashed phantom‐like across their dulled vision, they held that in that dim shadow they had seen all that was to be seen.”14 In contras ...
African Philosophy
... hilosophers have recently become interested in cultural philosophies, such as African philosophy, Asian philosophy, American Indian philosophy, and Latin American philosophy. This is especially relevant to the quest for pluralism, diversity, and multiculturalism in higher education. This interest ma ...
... hilosophers have recently become interested in cultural philosophies, such as African philosophy, Asian philosophy, American Indian philosophy, and Latin American philosophy. This is especially relevant to the quest for pluralism, diversity, and multiculturalism in higher education. This interest ma ...
1 - David Papineau
... Here is what I am going to do in this paper. In the next two sections I shall flesh out the idea that philosophy consists of synthetic theories. In section 4 I shall qualify this thesis to accommodate the normative and mathematical elements in philosophy. Section 5 will explain how a priori knowled ...
... Here is what I am going to do in this paper. In the next two sections I shall flesh out the idea that philosophy consists of synthetic theories. In section 4 I shall qualify this thesis to accommodate the normative and mathematical elements in philosophy. Section 5 will explain how a priori knowled ...
Trying to keep philosophy honest
... use of language but can only describe it. Now those who attribute this view to Wittgenstein have simply read this remark carelessly (under the influence, perhaps, of the “ordinary language” school of thought).4 There is no suggestion here that anything is to be prohibited. First, Wittgenstein is rec ...
... use of language but can only describe it. Now those who attribute this view to Wittgenstein have simply read this remark carelessly (under the influence, perhaps, of the “ordinary language” school of thought).4 There is no suggestion here that anything is to be prohibited. First, Wittgenstein is rec ...
- Esamskriti
... 5000 years. What were those intriguing questions of the ancient Indian minds that make India a land of perennial philosophy? In the sphere of religion and spirituality, the ‘Upanishads’ collectively called as Vedānta is unique. The Upanishads were not just the source of India’s ancient knowledge tra ...
... 5000 years. What were those intriguing questions of the ancient Indian minds that make India a land of perennial philosophy? In the sphere of religion and spirituality, the ‘Upanishads’ collectively called as Vedānta is unique. The Upanishads were not just the source of India’s ancient knowledge tra ...
FORMAL METHODS AND SCIENCE IN PHILOSOPHY
... This is connected with the so called negative theology which allows only negative statements about God (where the negation can be taken as sentence-negation or as using a type of negative properties). For example: immutable, not in time, not material, not composed . . . etc. Its also connected with ...
... This is connected with the so called negative theology which allows only negative statements about God (where the negation can be taken as sentence-negation or as using a type of negative properties). For example: immutable, not in time, not material, not composed . . . etc. Its also connected with ...
CHAPTER-V The Orient in Henry David Thoreau`s writings
... Holy Books of Hindu religion as The Vedas, which are full exhortations and wisdom of Hinduism, exerted great influence upon his mind and infused his intellectuality as well. The echo of reverence for these Vedas can be perceived in this passage from ―Higher Laws‖ by H.D.Thoreau‘s book Walden, Or, Li ...
... Holy Books of Hindu religion as The Vedas, which are full exhortations and wisdom of Hinduism, exerted great influence upon his mind and infused his intellectuality as well. The echo of reverence for these Vedas can be perceived in this passage from ―Higher Laws‖ by H.D.Thoreau‘s book Walden, Or, Li ...
Chapter 3 Hinduism - One World Insight
... Sages searching in their hearts discovered kinship with the non-existent. A ray of light extended across the darkness, but what was known above or below? Creative fertility was there with energy and action, but who really knows where this creation came from? For the gods came after the world's creat ...
... Sages searching in their hearts discovered kinship with the non-existent. A ray of light extended across the darkness, but what was known above or below? Creative fertility was there with energy and action, but who really knows where this creation came from? For the gods came after the world's creat ...
WHAT EVERY HINDU OUGHT TO KNOW
... Hinduism lies in the fact of its being based upon certain eternal truths, rather than on a personality however exalted he may be. These truths are such that they can be verified by anybody at any time. 3. The Basic Scriptures of Hinduism Hinduism is based primarily on the Vedas. Veda literally means ...
... Hinduism lies in the fact of its being based upon certain eternal truths, rather than on a personality however exalted he may be. These truths are such that they can be verified by anybody at any time. 3. The Basic Scriptures of Hinduism Hinduism is based primarily on the Vedas. Veda literally means ...
Actionable Knowledge
... Infosphere is a good reminder of how influential ICTs are becoming in shaping our identities. In this article we focus only on the physical properties of the Infoworld as part of the natural world. This is because we are not certain about the meaning of such concepts as on-life, or social self, and ...
... Infosphere is a good reminder of how influential ICTs are becoming in shaping our identities. In this article we focus only on the physical properties of the Infoworld as part of the natural world. This is because we are not certain about the meaning of such concepts as on-life, or social self, and ...
B.A. PHILOSOPHY PR OGRAMME UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT (CUCBCSS -2014 admn.) (I SEMESTER)
... Monotheism is considered as the belief in one and only one God, but Vedic monotheism is slightly different because it recognizes different deities while placing one of them in the supreme position in the hierarchy. The Vedic seers in fact magnified the role of a particular deity as supreme and ignor ...
... Monotheism is considered as the belief in one and only one God, but Vedic monotheism is slightly different because it recognizes different deities while placing one of them in the supreme position in the hierarchy. The Vedic seers in fact magnified the role of a particular deity as supreme and ignor ...
Philosophy as Quest - Oregon State University
... Philosophy has roots in an ancient idea of “the love of wisdom.” Of course, people have ever disagreed over what counts as wisdom. Due to such disagreements, philosophy is often considered a large-scale debate that has lasted for most of human history. It is not all differences, though; for every hu ...
... Philosophy has roots in an ancient idea of “the love of wisdom.” Of course, people have ever disagreed over what counts as wisdom. Due to such disagreements, philosophy is often considered a large-scale debate that has lasted for most of human history. It is not all differences, though; for every hu ...