Interpretations
There are multiple kinds of interpretation. For instance, there is interpretation of symbols in a domain like Physics: μ (in elementary optics) is “interpreted” as the refraction index of a substance. We use a…
Read moreWhat is critique?
There is a very interesting notion of “critique”: it begins with Kant and stretches through Marx in the German philosophical tradition. In fact, it is most developed in Marx when he says…
Read moreWestology and its nonsense
What is the logic of my argument? Am I proposing a ‘westology’? Let me briefly explicate my stances, beginning with the last question. 1. If we are not to simply…
Read moreWhat is rubbish about the ‘self’ and what not?
A few points about ‘self’ and about what I have said and have not. 1. Comment: “Say, Mr. X made 1 run, 2 runs, 3, 4, n, and a total of 50 runs.…
Read moreTranslation or Theoretical Dispute: electron, dharma
In our daily life, we hardly pause to reflect upon many problematic things that we routinely assume as self-evident. Such an attitude is useful since it allows us to focus…
Read moreWhat is Anubhava? III
1. Let us retain the translation of ‘Anu’ as ‘appropriate’ or ‘apt’. Let us emphasize the active dimension of the word ‘Bhava’ to translate it as ‘coming into existence’. (‘Existence’…
Read moreVacuity of Essentialism?—S.N.Balagangadhara
[For more on the postcolonial diet called ‘essentialism’, check this paper] I have had difficulties in understanding the use and meaning of some words, especially ‘essentialism’ and its cognates. Here…
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