Epistemology

Explore fundamental concepts in epistemology, including theories of knowledge, truth, error, hermeneutics, and justification, through insightful discussions and analyses of both Western and Indian philosophical traditions.

Epistemology

1 Nature and Scope of Epistemology

  1. Historical Evolution of Greek Epistemology
  2. Historical Background in Greece
  3. The Early Greek Philosophers
  4. The Germination of Western Epistemology
  5. The Branching of Epistemology
  6. Nature and Scope of Epistemology

2 Definition of Knowledge and its Basic Assumptions

  1. โ€˜To knowโ€™
  2. Some further remarks
  3. Knowledge
  4. Concepts and propositions
  5. Knowledge and truth
  6. General implications of truth and knowledge

3 Theories of Error and Truth (Indian)

  1. Indian Theories of Truth and Error
  2. Perception: Nirvikalpaka and Savikalpaka
  3. Criteria of Truth
  4. Khyati-Vadas
  5. Satkhyati

4 Theories of Truth and Error (Western)

  1. The Correspondence Theory
  2. The Pragmatic Theory
  3. The Coherence Theory
  4. The Performative Theory
  5. Truth and Error

5 Pramanas โ€“ I

  1. Pramanas As Sources Of Knowledge
  2. Perception (Pratyaksa)
  3. The Sense-Organs And Pratyaksa
  4. Pratyaksa In Indian Tradition
  5. Normal (Laukika) And Supra Normal (Alaukika) Perception
  6. Philosophical Basis For Perception

6 Pramanas โ€“ II

  1. Anumana – Inference
  2. Sabda – Testimony
  3. Comparison (Upamana)
  4. Arthapathi (Presumption)
  5. Anupalabdhi (Non-Apprehension)

7 Justification (Classical Approach)

  1. Knowledge and Certitude
  2. Kinds of Certitude Possible
  3. Towards Justification of Knowledge
  4. Some Issues on Justification
  5. Unjustified Beliefs

8 Justification (Modern Approach)

  1. That species of Justification called epistemic justification
  2. Justification and evidence
  3. Truth and justification
  4. Theories of justification
  5. Internalism vs. Externalism

9 Introduction to Hermeneutics

  1. Introduction to Hermeneutics
  2. Meaning of Hermeneutics
  3. Development of Hermeneutics
  4. The Three Components of Hermeneutical Enterprise
  5. Historical Aspect
  6. Philosophical Basis and Contributions towards Hermeneutics
  7. Issues Involved

10 Language Games and Paradigms

  1. Wittgenstein before Language Games
  2. Picture Theory as the Preliminary for Language Game Theory
  3. Language Game: A Shift from Picture Theory
  4. Meaning as Use and Hermeneutics
  5. The Analysis and Understanding of Paradigm
  6. Language Game as New Paradigm
  7. Epistemological Issues

11 The Linguistic Turn and Epistemic Justification

  1. Major Factors of Linguistic Turn
  2. Historical Survey/ Important Contributions
  3. Reconstruction of Metaphysics
  4. Two Schools
  5. Impact on Philosophy / Epistemology
  6. Epistemic Justification
  7. Linguistic Turn and Epistemic Justification

12 Indian Hermeneutics

  1. Vedic Interpretation
  2. Indian Theories of Meaning
  3. Analysis of Rhetoric Language
  4. Hermeneutics in Heterodox Schools
  5. Hermeneutics in Orthodox Schools

13 Semantic Holism and Radical Interpretation

  1. The โ€œdeathโ€ of epistemology
  2. Holism and Hermeneutic Circle
  3. Limits of Holism
  4. Radical Translation/Interpretation
  5. Observation sentences

14 Epistemic Holism and Theory Laden Observations

  1. Confirmation Holism
  2. Implication: Coherentist Justification
  3. Theory-ladenness of Observations
  4. A Case Study
  5. Theory-ladenness and Justification

15 Popperian Method and Naturalized Epistemology

  1. The Crisis of Modern Epistemology
  2. Naturalized Epistemology
  3. Methodological Continuity
  4. Contextual Continuity
  5. Hypothetico-Deductive Method
  6. Some Implications of Naturalized Epistemology

16 Perception Naturalized

  1. What is Perception?
  2. The Different Theories of Perception
  3. Clarifying the Problem of Perception
  4. Phenomena Relevant to Perceptual Consciousness
  5. Choosing a Theory of Perception
  6. Cognition and Evolution