National Philosophy Conference at MUJ

-Arnay Shukla

We are pleased to share with you that a National Philosophy Conference will be held in the Manipal University Jaipur on December 26-27, 2016. The conference, supported by Sophia Club, will experience the illuminating lectures of distinguished speakers and deliberations by eminent thinkers.

The topic of the conference is  "Re-Learning to be Human for Global Times: The Cross-Cultural Way"

You may contact Dr. Anthony Savari Raj (ansraj65@gmail.com), Associate Professor of Philosophy and Head, Department of Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

For further information: http://www.crvp.org

Lady Philosophy

The gist of Dr. Anthony’s talk at Manipal Research Colloquium 2016 at Manipal University, Manipal, held from 4-6 April 2016

Philosophy is usually understood as philo-sophia, “love of wisdom.” But what if it becomes “WISDOM OF LOVE”?... The lady philosophy is already on the scene...
Two ways of approaching life and reality:
EXPERIMENT: patriarchic, aggressive, masculine, best represented in power of the eyes in penetration, the way of the HUNTER – by shooting, the bird dies.
EXPERIENCE: feminine, receptive, allowing the thing to penetrate and to unfold in a natural way, best represented in the power of the ears, the way of the FARMER who prepares the ground for the seed, in patience.
Shooting is still done, but this time, by the crops themselves, by the act of shooting up, and not shooting down!
After aIl, it is in receiving, conceiving takes place, thus the arrival of a new born.

Here, humour becomes the method of philosophy: If we don’t laugh at ourselves, it will be difficult to live with ourselves! It stands for an attitude of “humoural humility” that we are contingent and that we are not sufficient in constructing the entire picture of reality all by ourselves.

Moral Psychology and Climate Change

Guest Lecture Delivered by Dr. James Andow, Lecturer of Philosophy, University of Reading, UK

At Manipal University Jaipur, on 29 March 2016

(An Event Supported by Sophia Club)

     Many assume that addressing climate change will require big changes in the way we think and in what motivates us.  Many assume that addressing climate change will require current generations on the planet to act against their own interests.  If either of those things is right, it would be a shame.  It would mean that addressing climate change will be very difficult.  Dr. James considered whether there might be ways to address climate change which do not require big shifts in our thinking nor require of current generations sacrifices which it would be almost impossible to motivate them to make.