[INDOLOGY] Pūrva-pakṣa

[Patrick Olivelle]

If they want a less complex name, how about simple “vivāda” which can mean disputation in the scholastic sense. The term is also used for litigation in a court of law.

Patrick




On Jan 4, 2023, at 7:59 AM, Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear Howard,

     To include both aspects, you may wish to call the journal पूर्वोत्तरपक्षसमुच्चय:. Just a suggestion. Best,

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 4:34 AM Howard Resnick <hr at ivs.edu<mailto:hr at ivs.edu>> wrote:
Dear Scholars,

Some friends of mine plan to publish a journal on Vaiṣṇava polemics and apologetics, both internal and external, and they want to name the journal Pūrva-pakṣa, which MW renders as "the first objection to an assertion in any discussion, the prima facie view or argument in any question.”

Since these scholars want to refute, or at least problematize, philosophical and theological objections to their own traditional doctrines, I thought the title inappropriate. My view has been that pūrva-pakṣa simply refers to a view or argument that one hopes to refute. It does not refer both to the opposing view, and also to one’s refutation of that view.

Have I understood this correctly?

Many thanks,
Howard

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