Anand Jayprakash Vaidya
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View article: Rāmānuja’s cosmopsychist-panentheistic solution to the hard problem of consciousness
Rāmānuja’s cosmopsychist-panentheistic solution to the hard problem of consciousness Open
Recent decades have seen a renewal of interest in panpsychism as a solution to the hard problem of consciousness. This has, in part, also driven an increase in interest in classical Indian philosophical traditions among analytic philosophe…
View article: Conceivability, possibility and essence: Arnauld's revenge
Conceivability, possibility and essence: Arnauld's revenge Open
In this paper, I examine two connected strands of the 4th Set of Objections and Replies to Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy . On the one hand, I look at Arnauld's defence of the view that real distinction proofs require adequate …
View article: Logical Pluralism and Paradoxical Assertions in the Philosophy of Religion
Logical Pluralism and Paradoxical Assertions in the Philosophy of Religion Open
Many authors show how useful logic can be as a tool for building theories that can account for problems in the philosophy of religion, such as paradoxical assertions. As a consequence, one's philosophy of logic is crucial as well, since it…
View article: On the Possibility оf a Dual-Natured Self
On the Possibility оf a Dual-Natured Self Open
In this paper I examine compatibilism and incompatibilism about whether the self can be both a subject and an object in the same awareness at the same time. While this is an old debate that many traditions of philosophy have contributed to…
View article: Is the Self Really that Kind of Illusion?
Is the Self Really that Kind of Illusion? Open
Karsten Struhl has offered an intriguing account of what kind of illusion the self is. His account is based on Buddhist philosophy, neuropsychology, and neuroscience. This critical notice examines his arguments, and aims to question whethe…
View article: Is it Permissible to Teach Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation in a Critical Thinking Course?
Is it Permissible to Teach Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation in a Critical Thinking Course? Open
In this essay I set out the case for why mindfulness meditation should be included in critical thinking education, especially with respect to educating people about how to argue with one another. In 1, I introduce to distinct mind sets, th…
View article: Mapping the World’s Largest Democracy (1947–2017)
Mapping the World’s Largest Democracy (1947–2017) Open
After seven decades as an independent democratic nation, India’s social landscape remains marred by persistent contradictions and inequalities. As the country moves from celebrating 70 years of independence towards its seventeenth general …
View article: PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY: CROSS-CULTURAL AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY: CROSS-CULTURAL AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY Open
In this paper I propose a future direction for comparative philosophy on which it enters the space of public philosophy by capitalizing on the fact that it is already cross-cultural, and adding multi-disciplinary research to its proper fou…