A NEW BOOK
from DVK, Bangalore
Indigenous Philosophizing: Indian Horizons, ed. Saju Chackalackal, Bangalore: Dharmaram Publications, 2010; pages: xii + 600; ISBN: 978-81-89958-33-6; Price: Rs. 400.00.
Both the activity of philosophizing and the periodic updating of the teaching of philosophy essentially entail ongoing attempts to revamp the training programme in philosophy in the Indian context. In realizing this noble cause, but without neglecting the traditional paradigms altogether, it is necessary that we incorporate more of indigenous philosophical content (curricula) and methods, especially by way of attempting to integrate the hitherto neglected streams of Indian society, cultures, and religions. Indigenous Philosophizing: Indian Horizons is a concerted effort from a host of prominent philosophers from across the Indian subcontinent. The clarion call is to re-orientate and equip the teachers of philosophy to the new challenges posed by the new found vistas and vital dimensions of life in the contemporary Indian society.
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Dharmaram Publications
Bangalore 560029, India
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Saju Chackalackal
Dharmaram College
Bangalore – 560 029, India
Email: saju@chackalackal.com
LIST OF ARTICLES IN THE COLLECTION:
Indigenous Philosophizing and Indian Horizons: An Introduction......... 1
Dr. Saju Chackalackal
Consciousness of Justice: The Missing Link among Philosophy, Religion, and Life 27
Justice Cyriac Joseph
Social Awareness within the Indian Context of Discrimination and Injustice: Necessity of a Contextualized Philosophical Training....................................................................................................................... 37
Swami Agnivesh
Neglect of Dalit and Subaltern Thoughts in the Mainstream Education in India 57
Dr. Kancha Ilaiah
A Philosophy of Education for Dalit Assertion.............................................. 73
Dr. Sebastian Alackapally
Vision from the Margin: Rethinking
Philosophical Education........................................................................................ 85
Dr. George Thadathil
Sopāna as an Indigenous Way of Philosophizing ...................................... 121
Dr. V. S. George Joseph
Dalit and Subaltern Perspectives and
Philosophy Curriculum........................................................................................ 139
Dr. Thomas Kadankavil
Need for an Inclusive and Integral Philosophy in the Indian Subcontinent 159
Dr. Joseph Pandiappallil
Philosophizing with a Maternal/Material Touch....................................... 173
Dr. Kanchana Mahadevan
Feminine Humanity: An Indian Christian
Philosophical Project............................................................................................ 205
Dr. Jose Nandhikkara
Communalism and Human Rights Violations in India............................ 219
Dr. V. S. Elizabeth
Philosophizing vis-à-vis Communalism and
Human Rights Violations.................................................................................... 241
Dr. Ashley Miranda
Literature and Philosophy: Need for a Critical
and Creative Engagement................................................................................... 253
Dr. U. R. Ananthamurthy
The Path of Imagination: A Tool for Total Education............................... 263
Dr. Paul Kattukaran
Political, Fundamentalist, and Militant Forces in India: Philosophers’ Response 283
Dr. Ambrose Pinto
Hindutva and Christian Philosophical Education...................................... 309
Dr. Vincent Kundukulam
Social Justice in the Age of Globalization: Critical Reflection on the Reform Proposals of Amartya Sen 343
Dr. Felix Wilfred
Philosophical Studies in the Age of Globalization.................................... 365
Dr. Keith D’Souza
Philosophizing and Information Technology.............................................. 383
Dr. George Athappilly & Toji Kuriakose Puthenkaduppil
Philosophizing in the ‘Third Wave’................................................................ 395
Dr. Rafy Vezhaparambil
Integrating Spiritual Vision and Philosophical Studies in Christian Faculties 407
Swami Joseph A. Samarakone
Integration of Spirituality and Philosophy.................................................... 445
Dr. Jolly J. Chakkalakkal
Knowing Is Becoming.......................................................................................... 451
Dr. Francis Vineeth Vadakethala
Philosophy and Lived Experience: Speaking For
and Speaking About Others.............................................................................. 465
Dr. Sundar Sarukkai
Taking ‘Body’ Knowledge Seriously:
Women’s Experience as a Category of Analysis......................................... 489
Dr. Evangeline Anderson-Rajkumar
Philosophical Insights from
‘Non-Philosophical’ Tolkāppiyam.................................................................... 501
Dr. Vallabadass John Peter
Role of Speculative Philosophy in Christian Religious and Priestly Formation 517
Dr. George Kulangara
Philosophizing in India Ought to Be Indigenous....................................... 537
Dr. Saju Chackalackal
Contributors............................................................................................................. 579
Index.......................................................................................................................... 583
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Dr. Saju Chackalackal CMI
Dean, Faculty of Philosophy, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram
HoD, Department of Philosophy, Christ University
Associate Director, CSWR, DVK
