I invite you to submit abstracts to the Philosophy of Language panel at the 19th WSC (Kathmandu, Nepal). The panel is mentioned in the 3d circular under Special Panels (code 14 A):

Please kindly send your abstracts (300 words max.) both to the conveners (to my university email – nay@princeton.edu) and to the conference secritariat (their emails can be found in the 3rd circular).

The extended deadline is September 30, 2024.

The panel description is below.

For the conveners,

Nataliya Yanchevskaya

Princeton University

Philosophy of Language in Classical India:

 

Origins, Schools, Debates

 

 

We welcome contributions exploring the philosophy of language in Classical India. Papers may delve into any school of thought within the diverse religious traditions of India that examines the philosophical aspects of language.

 

We are particularly interested in papers investigating interactions between various schools, including dialogues and debates among Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu philosophers. Another overarching theme of interest pertains to the origins of the core ideas in Indian philosophies of language.

 

Potential topics, although not exhaustive, can address the following questions:

 

• How do different schools or specific philosophers postulate and explain the relationship between language and reality?
• According to different philosophical schools, what’s the relationship between language and cognition?
• How, if at all, are specific grammatical categories incorporated into a particular philosophical system?
• What are the origins of major concepts of philosophies of language in Classical India? To what extent can these concepts be traced back to pre-philosophical texts of religious authority, such as the Vedas?
• How does a school engage with, adopt, and change perspectives from preceding or contemporary pre-/non-philosophical traditions?

 We also welcome papers discussing other topics in the vein of the main theme, such as means of knowledge, argumentation, philosophical and linguistic categories, etc. The suggested length for each paper should be approximately 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion.