[INDOLOGY] Scientification in India

[Antonio Ferreira-Jardim]

Dear Prof Houben,

Please find a pdf here: http://eprints.nias.res.in/435/

Long live D(e)utch Indology!

Kind regards,
Antonio



On Tue., 11 Sep. 2018, 7:38 pm Jan E.M. Houben via INDOLOGY, <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Axel,
> I look forward to the final version of your contribution of which I heard
> a fascinating presentation in Delhi in November 2015. As you know, Frits
> Staal first expanded the concept of "science" beyond the narrow confines of
> "natural sciences" in order not just to include "human sciences" but also
> to go beyond the division between these and the natural sciences; next he
> showed how "India" contributed, at an early date, significantly and
> foremost to this "science" in a broadened sense, esp. to ritual science and
> linguistic science. Current "scientifications" as in the mentioned
> brochure, however, neglect India's contributions in ritual science (kalpa)
> and linguistic science (grammar, vyakarana) except for marginally
> mentioning phonetics: taking the narrow concept of "(natural, including, at
> the most, medical) science" as main reference point they make every effort
> to find "relevant" statements in ancient Indian literature (for Ayurveda
> only Sanskrit texts are considered, Siddha texts in Tamil are neglected;
> for other knowledge systems I am not aware of serious "Dravidian"
> counterclaims).
> In this context a question to all list members, does anyone have a scan of
> Frits Staal's* What Euclid is to Europe, Panini is to India -- or are
> they?* published in Bangalore, India: National Institute of Advanced
> Studies, 2005.
> Best, Jan Houben
>
> On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 at 09:33, Michaels, Axel via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>>
>>
>> In the course of the recent WSC discussions on this list, Dr Iris Iran
>> Farkhondeh recently mentioned a little brochure by the RSS: “There was also
>> this little booklet produced by the RSS (samskrit samsthan and not svayam
>> sevak even though it seems now that the two RSS are getting nearer and
>> nearer) with a mention of astrolomy (sic) and all the other sciences that
>> for sure originated in ancient India.” Unfortunately, she did not keep this
>> booklet. Since I am co-editing a book on this topic, I would be very
>> grateful if someone who attended the conference could share the brochure
>> with me.  I would also be interested in relevant and serious literature
>> focusing and the wide-spread claim that all science is rooted in India.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Axel Michaels
>>
>>
>>
>> Prof. Dr. Axel Michaels
>>
>> Seniorprofessor | Vice President Heidelberg Academy of Science and
>> Humanities |
>>
>> Director Research Unit "Historical Documents of Nepal" (नेपालका पूर्व-
>> आधुनिक कालका लिखतहरू), Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
>>
>> South Asia Institute
>> Im Neuenheimer Feld 330
>> 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
>>
>>
>> http://www.haw.uni-heidelberg.de/forschung/forschungsstellen/nepal/index.de.html
>>
>>
>>
>>
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