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.


Knowledge and understanding:
- To see and to consider the long terms implications and the synchronic factors contributing to the shaping of specific cases and topics under scrutiny.

Applying knowledge and understanding:
To be able to transfer to other geographical and historical contexts the knowledge and the understanding derived from the cases and topics under scrutiny.

Making judgments:
- To be able to develop personal and well-structured critical evaluations of the cases and topics examined during the course;
- To be able to subject various types of sources to critical examination.

Communication skills:
- To be able to rework and express the programme content personally, clearly, and in a well-structured manner;
- To be able to communicate the results of one’s research effectively.

Learning skills:
- To be able to integrate the study of different sources in a personal and critical way;
- To be able to undertake independent study and research.

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.

oral

Regarding the grading scale, scores will be assigned according to the following schema:

A. Scores in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of: Sufficient knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
B. Scores in the 23-26 range will be awarded in the presence of: Fair knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
C. Scores in the 27-30 range will be awarded in the presence of: Good or excellent knowledge and applied comprehension of the program;
D. Honors will be awarded in the presence of excellent knowledge and applied comprehension of the program.

Lectures and reading assignments.

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

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