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Book Review: "Yoga: India's Philosophy of Meditation"

A review of Yoga: India's Philosophy of Meditation edited by Gerald James Larson and Ram Shankar Bhattacharya. ... remain silent and peaceful, He will not stop speaking to you. (130) Joseph Prabhu California State University, Los Angeles Yoga: India's Philosophy of Meditation. Edited by Gerald James Larson and Ram

Ethics and Genetic Engineering in Indian Philosophy, and Some Comparisons with Modern Western

, BC, Canada. His many books include: lung and Eastern Thought (1985); The Philosophy of the Grammarians (1990); Derrida and Indian Philosophy (1990); Pluralism in World Religions (2000); Scripture in

Book Review:Divine Self, Human Self: The Philosophy of Being in Two Gītā Commentaries

Book Review of Divine Self, Human Self: The Philosophy of Being in Two Gītā Commentaries. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad. NY and London: Bloomsbury, 2013, x + 148pp. ... Commons; and the Religious Thought; Theology and Philosophy of Religion - Commons Book Reviews 79 versa. Ganeri’s fluency in the both religious traditions is outstanding. Sucharita Adluri Cleveland

Decoherence: the view from the history and philosophy of science

0 Department of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS), Indiana University , Bloomington, IN 47405 , USA We present a brief history of decoherence, from its roots in the foundations of classical ... coordinates which is required to make H diminish, so there is a general tendency for H to diminish, although it may conceivably increase in particular cases, just as in matters political change for the better

Turing's three philosophical lessons and the philosophy of information

In this article, I outline the three main philosophical lessons that we may learn from Turing's work, and how they lead to a new philosophy of information. After a brief introduction, I discuss his ... Luciano Floridi 0 Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford , 10 Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JJ , UK 1 UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics, University of Hertfordshire, de Havilland

On Izydora Dąmbska and Her Philosophy

ORGANON ON IZYDORA DĄMBSKA AND HER PHILOSOPHY I Dąmbska's biography Izydora Dąmbska was born in Rudna Wielka (Poland) on January 3, 1904. She studied philosophy in Lvov in 1922-1927. Kazimierz ... dissertation about irrationalism and scientific knowledge). Her academic career was stopped in 1950, due to political reasons. She worked for Gdansk's City Library (later, the Library of the Polish Academy of

Hindu Bioethics for the Twenty-First Century

In his Cross Cultural Perspectives in Medical Ethics: Readings, Robert Veatch observes, "The religions of Judaism and Christianity and the secular thought of the political philosophy of liberalism in ... which arise in modem medical practice. Philosophic Framework Next we explore how the integration of the religio-philosophic speculations of Ayurveda, along with other schools of Indian philosophy, give

Commendation and Thanks for Fr. Anand Amaladass, S.J.

Nilayam Research Institute for Philosophy and Sanskrit in Chennai, for his scholarly oeuvre of numerous articles and over 20 books and edited collections, and his pastoral work on behalf of Hindu-Christian

The Philosophy of Hoene-Wroński

ORGANON Roman M urawski (Poznań, Poland) THE PHILOSOPHY O F HCENE-WRONSKI* 15th August 1803, the catholic Feast of the Assumption played a signific­ ant role in the scientific biography o f ... problems stood in the center o f Wroriski’s interests: - the creation o f a new philosophy - achrematic philosophy1 which over­ coming the world of things will reach the Absolute and the creation principles

The Philosophy of Stanisław Leśniewski

ORGANON - THE PHILOSOPHY OF STANIS?AW LE?NIEWSKI Introduction Stanis?aw Le?niewski was one of main representatives of the L vovW arsaw philosophical and logical school. His work falls on the ... therein are reflected in his later output. Above all, the method o f practicing philosophy changed radically. The purpose of deliber? ations presented below is a synthetic discussion of the views of Le

Forgiveness: Hindu and Western Perspectives

, exhibitions, websites, and other media. There are four major areas for forgiveness research in the West: religion, philosophy, psychology and, perhaps surprisingly at first sight, politics. However, relatively ... media. There are four major areas. for forgiveness research in the West: religion, philosophy, psychology and, perhaps surprisingly at first sight, politics. I However, relatively little analysis of

Political Theology of Juan Donoso Cortés

Cortes in: Przegl?d Katolicki 19 , 1871 , p. 292 . 4 F. D. Wilhelmsen , Donoso Cortes and the Meaning of Political Power in: Christianity and Political Philosophy , Athens 1978 , p. 139 , quot. from: M ... ORGANON Jacek Bartyzel - Jacek Bartyzel (Toru?, Poland) P O L I T I C A L T H E O L O G Y O F JUAN D O N O S O C O R T E S The term political theology has never been a more adequate

Ancient Tradition Concerning the Pre-Socratic Philosophy

ORGANON - The traditional picture of the origins of the Greek philosophy is the following1: philosophy came into existence as a p u rely th e o r e tic a l study of nature; as a search for the ... . their substance or nature. The history of the Pre-Socratic philosophy is therefore being set up by the representatives of this type o f speculations: the thinkers o f the Milesian school, the Pythagoreans

Vladimir Solovyov : the Philosophy of Godmanhood

ORGANON - VLADIMIR SOLOVYOV: THE PHILOSOPHY OF GODMANHOOD It would be hard to find in other national cultures a thinker described by as many and as different names. Vladimir Solovyov was referred ... philosophy. In that respect, Solovyov was a truly outstanding final word of 19th-century Russian philosophy. But the supreme quality of his synthesis made him the immediate predecessor and intellectual

Announcement: Best Book in Hindu-Christian Studies

-Christian Studies-- Theology and Philosophy (2008-2011).” ... -Theology and Philosophy (2008-2011).” In her book, Michelle Voss Roberts brings together Mechthild of Magdeburg (thirteenth century Christian mystic) and Lalleśwarī (fourteenth century Kashmiri Śaiva poet

Author’s Response: Cognitive Science, History-Centrism and the Future of Hindu Studies

claim that I ignore how historical forces influence dharma • their claim against a coherent Hindu philosophy and unity • Brian Pennington’s tension with the reality that the academy seeks to engage me. ... intellectual interested in the philosophy of science, religion, and civilizations. A scientist by training, he is full-time founder-director of Infinity Foundation (Princeton, NJ), serves as Chairman of the

Studying Philosophy in Marburg, Years Ago

- W?adys?aw Tatarkiewicz (Poland) STUDYING PHILOSOPHY IN M ARBURG, YEARS AGO* This book is appearing in Polish for a first time, yet it was written in a remote past, if you look at it in terms of a ... in Marburg right away. I first studied in Swit? zerland, in Zurich, and in Berlin as well. At Zurich University, philosophy lectures were few and of poor reputation; like most Polish students I

Nine More- or Less-related Observations on Historical Approaches to Hindu-Christian Studies

framework than to offer a paper arguing a single point or perspective. Hindu-Christian history presents a particular set of challenges given the shifting political and material conditions that have attended ... relevant to contemporary realities-from the local to the geo­ political-that defy those plot1~nes and characters. Alternatively rendered accounts of a Hindu-Christian past, if informed by and faithful to the

Do Not Worry About the Future of Philosophy

- DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF PHILOSOPHY Krzysztof ?roda: Occasions like this one are usually provoke questions about the first moment, the moment someone made up their minds to become an art ... ? ist, a writer, or philosopher. When did you choose philosophy, and what hap? pened afterwards, how did your life with philosophy go ? After that first illu? mination and enthusiasm, did you also have

Physics and Philosophy in the 20th Century

ORGANON - Michał Heller (Poland) PHYSICS AND PHILOSOPHY IN THE 20th CENTURY* 1. Introductory The mutual relationship between physics and philosophy in the 20th century, a remarkable feature of ... categorical propositions that reflect cursory opinions based on supposedly “commonly known facts”, rather than on any critical analysis of sources. Serious histories of physics and philosophy alike are of