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I wish people could just read Sāṁkhya and Nyāya philosophy once just to get a better understanding about consciousness and reasoning. No science course require
by NayamAmarshe 2y ago
I wish people could just read Sāṁkhya and Nyāya philosophy once just to get a better understanding about consciousness and reasoning.
No science course requires you to learn epistemology beforehand, which is why things like these happen. People keep on bringing mental speculation and debating philosophy which has pretty much been discussed to death thousands of years ago.
A good lecture on this topic: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4FQBs4K8EDo https://youtube.com/watch?v=4FQBs4K8EDo
PS: Not trying to dismiss the blog post, it tries to get close. It's a good read.
- NtochkaNzvanova 2y agoThanks for sharing the lecture, from watching the first 1/3 or so it looks very interesting. Do you have any pointers to an introduction to Sāṁkhya and Nyāya philosophy that might be good for beginners? Specifically people with no prior experience with Sanskrit or Hindu philosophy?
- NayamAmarshe 2y agoI'd highly recommend Edwin Bryant's lectures here: Nyāya Sūtras: https://sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant/nyaya-sutras-svadhaya/ https://sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant/nyaya-sutras-svadhaya... Sāṁkhya: http://sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant/samkhya-karikas/ http://sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant/samkhya-karikas/ It might be confusing at first, especially if you don’t understand certain terms but he usually explains in a really easy way. It'd be better if you start with Yoga Sūtras so that you can understand all the different terminologies but I don't think that's a requirement :) You can watch all his other lectures here: https://sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant/course-videos-of-sanskrit-texts/ https://sites.rutgers.edu/edwin-bryant/course-videos-of-sans...