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On two arguments for fanaticism
Noûs, Volume 58, Issue 3, Page 565-595, September 2024.Abstract Should we make significant sacrifices to ever‐so‐slightly lower the chance of extremely bad outcomes, or to ever‐so‐slightly raise the chance of extremely good outcomes? Fanaticism says yes: for every bad outcome, there is a tiny chance of extreme disaster that is even worse, and for every good outcome, there is a tiny chance of an enormous ...
Jeffrey Sanford Russell
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Language Dynamics in the case of an Omniscient in the Jain Literature of Classical Period (5th-10th c. CE) [PDF]
, 2016 The article “Language Dynamics in the case of an Omniscient” is the study of the idea of an omniscient person on the basis of the classical Jain literature (5th–10th c.
Glinicka, Małgorzata
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Negotiating the salientization of identity: Hindu? Indian? American?
New Directions for Higher Education, Volume 2024, Issue 206, Page 15-26, Summer 2024.Abstract This chapter starts by briefly decluttering how religion is defined through western theistic attributes, then explores students’ Hindu experiences while centering a counter socio‐religio‐cultural narrative of lived religion. I look into systemic institutional misalignments stemming from white Christian supremacy and lastly, aspects of student ...
Gaurav Harshe
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, 2018 The essay traces the studies and academic responsibilities covered by all those scholars who have taught and teach Indological disciplines at Ca’ Foscari, at every level, as well as of those who have studied at Ca’ Foscari and have earned a position abroad or in other Italian universities.
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There is no “East”: Deconstructing the idea of Asia and rethinking the disciplines working on it
Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies, 2017 This introduction summarises the steps which led the scholars grouped in the Coffee Break group to undertake the project and then accompanied them from the awareness of the need to deconstruct the idea of geographic boundaries and, consequently, of area ...
Elisa Freschi
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The First Russian Ethnographic Expedition to Ceylon and India (1914-1918)
RUDN Journal of Russian History, 2019 The article is devoted to the history, itinerary and achievements of the First Russian Ethnographic Expedition to Ceylon and India (1914-1918). Based on archival material and rare publications the article gives insight into the history of this, little ...
Igor Yu. Kotina +2 more
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Materiality of Language in Jain Philosophy: Introductory Matters [PDF]
, 2016 This article would not have been possible without the scientific guidance and support of Dr. Priyadarshana Jain, Assistant Professor and Head i/c, Department of Jainology, University of Madras, who had presented to me a very complex and coherent ...
Glinicka, Małgorzata
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Book Review: Jesus in Neo-Vedanta, A Meeting of Hinduism and Christianity [PDF]
, 1997 A review of Jesus in Neo-Vedanta, A Meeting of Hinduism and Christianity by K.
Neufeldt, Ronald
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Four Responses to Prof. Dharampal\u27s Bharatiya Chitta Manas and Kala [PDF]
, 1995 For decades Prof. Dharampal has been well-known and respected for his research on eighteenth-century India; his analyses of a wide range of social, cultural, political economic and technological issues have been respected and valued during this time ...
Clooney, Francis X.
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GROWING UP AMID THE RELIGION AND SCIENCE AFFAIR: A PERSPECTIVE FROM INDOLOGY
Zygon, 2012 This article identifies the tropes of “maturity” and “immaturity” in the dialogue between religion and science. On both sides of the aisle, authors charge, either directly or indirectly, that their dissenting interlocutors are not mature enough to see ...
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