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I always fear orientalism when reading articles like this. There is a mix of the word philosophy in these articles as if they are discovery. In the west science
by amriksohata 5y ago
I always fear orientalism when reading articles like this. There is a mix of the word philosophy in these articles as if they are discovery. In the west science relies on discovery, observations, evaluation then conclusion to create new invention. Indian texts like those that outline the yoga moves aren't inventions in the same way and neither is ayurveda. The Hindu sages did not do scientific experiments to realise these great benefits to human society. They knew them from disciplic succession and ultimately they say taken from Demi god's themselves. Therefore there was no need for discovery.
- rramadass 5y agoHave you read the article? All comments so far has had nothing to do with the contents of the article which is the point of the post. Your comment is not how Indologists approach Hinduism studies. The texts are considered the Intellectual Artifacts of a Culture which seems to have thought hard about the Universe and Man's place within it. As such they are a compendium of varied Worldviews and the current challenge is to see what relevance they may have to today's World and how to apply them. This is the "proper" study of Philosophy as a "Practical" discipline.
- amriksohata 5y agoYes I read it and as per my comment it talks as if the Indian sages were merely philospers