[INDOLOGY] Review Paramaanu of theory

[Howard Resnick]

Thank you Aleksandar. My intended point was rather simple: most academic fields both preserve the history of scholarship in their area, and pursue contemporary views.
Best,
Howard. 

On Apr 24, 2013, at 8:35 AM, Aleksandar Uskokov <uskokov at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> It seems to me you've read too much from that simple statement. I for one was educated in an old-fashioned continental philosophy department, yet had to study both contemporary logic and history of logic in separate courses. I did not see a tout court equation in Howard's comment. 
> 
> Kind regards,
> Aleksandar
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Paolo Magnone <paolo.magnone at unicatt.it> wrote:
> Believe it or not, in some continental, yet undoubtedly western philosophy departments they still teach some old-fashioned philosophical subjects such as ontology and metaphysics... luckily (from my point of view) philosophy in the West has not yet generally become what the Anglosaxon world is trying to reduce it to. So it would be well advised not to make such sweeping statements equating “western philosophy” tout court with analytical philosophy.
> 
> Paolo Magnone
> Sanskrit Language and Literature
> Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Milan)
> 
> Jambudvipa  - Indology and Sanskrit Studies (www.jambudvipa.net)
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> On 24/04/2013 14:49, Howard Resnick wrote:
>> In western philosophy departments, logicians critique past theories and argue for what they believe is the best possible logic, but of course the history of logic theories is taught as well. Surely both are taught, at least somewhere, in Indian universities.
>> 
>> Howard Resnick
>> 
>> On Apr 23, 2013, at 9:42 PM, Veeranarayana Pandurangi <veerankp at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes sir.
>>> Unlike in west we teach it as we think this is the science. We need to modify if it is no longer justified.
>>> 
>>> On Apr 24, 2013 12:17 AM, "Jean-Luc Chevillard" <jean-luc.chevillard at univ-paris-diderot.fr> wrote:
>>> You write
>>> 
>>> "I think we (naiyayikas) should not be teaching old paramaanu theory if it is really untenable."
>>> 
>>> This makes me wonder whether you see yourself as teaching theories
>>> or as teaching the history of those theories.
>>> 
>>> How would you characterize what you do?
>>> 
>>> -- Jean-Luc Chevillard (Paris)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 23/04/2013 20:05, Veeranarayana Pandurangi wrote:
>>> Dear all
>>> 
>>> Sorry for crossposting.
>>> I am searching for some realistic modern reveiws/ alternative theories
>>> of paramaanu theory of nyayavaisheshika.
>>> 
>>> I think we (naiyayikas) should not be teaching old paramaanu theory if
>>> it is really untenable.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।। (भ.गी.)
>>> 
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