RATIO ET DISCRETIO IN SOUTH ASIA, BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF IDEAS

The main goal of this course is to expose students to classical Indian Sanskrit philosophical discourses about rationality, discernment and linguistic representation.

Understanding of the Indian Sanskrit philosophical discourses about rationality, discernment and linguistic representation.

No prerequisite is required.

During the entire course, there will be a constant exposition to the main Sanskrit textual traditions devoted to logic, epistemology, and linguistics.

The following titles are to be intended as guidelines, while those for the final exam will be indicated during the course:

J. Ganeri (a cura di), The Oxford Handbook of Indian Philosophy, Oxford University Press, New York 2017
Joerg Tuske (a cura di), Indian Epistemology and Metaphysics, Bloomsbury, London 2017
Jay L. Garfield, Engaging Buddhism. Why It Matters to Philosophy, Oxford University Press, New York 2015.
J. Ganeri, The Lost Age of Reason, Oxford University Press, London 2011.
B.S. Gillon (ed.), Logic in Earliest Classical India, Papers of the 12th World Sanskrit Conference Held in Helsinki, Finland, 13-18 July 2003, 10.2, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi 2010.

Verbal discussion on papers assigned during the proceeding of the course, related to the theme under scrutiny.

Lectures and reading assignments.

English

For any inquires do refer to: federico.squarcini@unive.it

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