Indic Thought Model-1
Duration of Program
60 Hours
Code: VSF103
Overview of topics: Indic approach to knowledge organization based on Nyāya-vaiśeṣika, Sāṅkhya and Pūrvamīmāṁsā
Credits: 4
L-T-P ratio: 4-0-0
Course designer: Prof. V N Jha
Objectives
- To introduce the Indic method of inquiry of reality, reasoning and theorization
Outcome
- Familiarity with the ontology, metaphysics, epistemology and semiotics in some Indic
thought systems - Exposure to various advanced models of thinking available in Vedic disciplines that
focus on thinking - Foundation in the inter-disciplinary connection among Vedic disciplines in terms of
thinking models - Familiarity with the logical systems working behind the apparently faith-based aspects of Hindu culture
- Exposure to the reasoning and analysis techniques of ancient India as parallels to their modern counterparts being taught to students of banking, law, computing and various research methodology courses
- Understanding of the thinking methods working behind various subjective and objective Vedic sciences (in a method similar to understanding mathematics and other contemporary logical techniques as the thinking method behind contemporary sciences)
Program Details
Contact hours: 20
- Introduction to Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika system of Indian philosophy
- World view of the Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika system of thought
- Vātsyāyana’s model of inquiry into truth
- Language and reality
- Linguistic modelling of the universe
- Physical world and psychological world
- Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika epistemology
- Cognition and knowledge
- Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika model of communication
Contact hours: 5
- The Sāṅkhya model of creation of the universe
- Creation of the physical world (bhūta-sarga)
- Creation of the psychological world (pratyaya-sarga)
- Model of acquiring knowledge
- Model of understanding consciousness
Contact hours: 20
- Introduction
- Classification of Vedic sentences
- Further classification
- Invocation: Problems and solutions
- Principles to decide nomenclature of rites
- Negative injunction: Problems and solutions
- Narrative sentences: Problems and solutions
- Definition of sentence
- Principles of text-interpretation
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