Postgraduate Course: Indian Philosophies of Mind and Language (PHIL11199)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Course begins with a general introduction to the Indian philosophical tradition, in order to supply students with some necessary background context. It then explores selected topics within this tradition, particularly issues in the Philosophy of Language and Philosophy of Mind. Related and contrasting views from the Western philosophical tradition will also be examined, in an attempt to provide mutual illumination and a wider global perspective on core philosophical themes |
| Course description |
Representative Instance of the Course:
Topic 1: General introduction and overview of the Indian philosophical tradition.
Topic 2: Issues in the Philosophy of Language from a comparative perspective, with particular focus on the Nyaya and Mimamsa (Bhatta and Prabhakara branches) schools of Hinduism, and the Yogacara-Sautrantika school of Buddhism
2(i) Sentential Unity, Context Principle and Compositionality.
2(ii) Sense and Reference
2(iii) Linguistic Reference and Non-denoting Terms
Topic 3: Issues in the Philosophy of Mind
3(i) Buddhist Analyses of the Self (with comparisons to Hume)
3(ii) Sankhya-Yoga Philosophy and the Mind/Body Problem (with comparisons to Western Dualism)
3(iii) Advaita Vedanta and the Philosophy of Consciousness without an Object (with comparisons to the Phenomenological tradition)
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- grasp and analyze some central characteristics of the Indian Philosophical Tradition
- grasp and analyze some central issues in Indian Philosophies of Mind and Language
- grasp and analyze some relevant themes in comparative East/West Philosophy
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Reading List
Representative General texts:
An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, S. Chatterji and D. Datta, Motilal Banarsidass Press, 2016 (latest edition).
An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, R. Perrett, Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Presuppositions of India's Philosophies, K. Potter, Prentice Hall, 1963.
Representative texts on more specific topics
Indian Philosophy of Language, M. Siderits, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991.
Apoha: Buddhist Nominalism and Human Cognition, M. Siderits, T. Tillemans, A Chakrabarti, (eds.), Columbia University Press, 2011.
Indian Buddhist Theories of Persons: Vasubandhu's Refutation of a Theory of Self, J. Duerlinger, Routledge, 2003.
Consciousness in Advaita Vedanta, W. Indich, Motilal Banarsidass Press, 2000. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Indian philosophy,philosophy of mind,philosophy of language,comparative philosophy |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Schweizer
Tel: (0131 6)50 2704
Email: paul@inf.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sabina Ali
Tel: (0131 6) 50 4400
Email: Sabina.Ali@ed.ac.uk |
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