This paper explores the interaction between corpus linguistics and social sciences. We will use a type of scientific data broadly oriented to questions in humanities investigate extent ways which methods contribute research field Religious Studies, sciences at large. The consists 73 interviews (357,788 words) with immigrant communities living UK, from various religious (Muslims, Hindus Christians), ethnical cultural backgrounds. These were conducted 2005 as part government-commissioned study...

Saving the Self?Classical Hindu Theories of Consciousness and Contemporary Physicalism C. Ram-Prasad This is a highly programmatic essay. It aims to provide some suggestions on how classical Indian philosophical material may contribute current discussions in consciousness studies, but does not attempt either textual exploration that or detailed taxonomy issues studies. premised claim that, at this early stage such work, merely suggesting systematically as where provides scope for...

Liberalism and pluralism are seen as being in tension liberal Western nation-states, while multiculturalism, a policy of resource allocation to minority groups, has been the standard response pluralization. This limits pluralist potential constitutional liberalism. The fusion theory autonomous individuality with multiple belonging look beyond multicultural order enhance commitments citizens through provisions. An analysis Indian Constitution's Fundamental Rights, normative document, shows...

Classical Indian debates about ātman—self—concern a minimal or core entity rather than richer notions of personal identity. These recognise that there is phenomenal unity across time; but self required to explain it? Contemporary phenomenologists foreground the importance phenomenally unitary self, and Udayana's position interpreted in this context as classical approach issue. Udayana seems dismiss body candidate for identity way similar some Western philosophers. He also provides inkling...

Two issues are brought together here for their mutual illumination: (1) the particular use of that hoary Indian dyad, nāma-rūpa, literally "name-and-form," by Buddhaghosa, influential fifth-century Theravada writer, to organize categories experience, and (2) an interpretation phenomenology as a methodology.

Abstract Indian thought conceives of life in four normative stages: student, householder, forest-dweller and renouncer. A metaphysical theory related to the conception life-stages is that ends or purposes life: appropriate conduct, material well-being, physical satisfaction liberation. The reconstructed here light contemporary philosophical discussions about meaning life. first three are part a world-oriented attitude; last end, world-transcending contemplation. Among age-neutral...

Reading a passage in the Sanskrit Mahābhārata—the attempted disrobing of Princess Draupadī after her senior husband has gambled away (after losing all his wealth, brothers and himself)—I suggest that we see attitude angry words an expression contempt. I explore how contempt is concept not thematized within aesthetics emotions, but nonetheless clearly articulated literature. Focusing on significance gendered anger contempt, positive acceptance it text, can be understood as transformative...

Abstract The great eleventh-century figure, Rāmānuja, belonged to the Śrīvaiṣṇava community that worshiped divine as Viṣṇu-with-Śrī, Lord-and-Consort. But he also embarked on a project develop an interpretation of first-century Vedāntasūtra , which presented supposedly core teachings major Upaniṣads, traditionally last segment sacred corpus Vedas. Rāmānuja sought reconcile devotional commitments Śrīvaiṣṇavism—which was built human yearning for incomprehensibly Other while graciously...