Raj Balkaran
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322 appearances
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first heard Apr 2020
last heard Apr 2020
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So things have probably changed a great deal now.
then no, I I I mean that sort of you know.
Yeah, I mean that earnestly, like uh there's absolutely no
um non Western philosophy that I noticed when I was rolling there.
And it was fine, I didn't expect to find any non Western philosophy, frankly.
But I at the same time I didn't I wasn't afforded the the the exposure
that one can perhaps be afforded doing an undergrad now or
Or or or one has at their fingertips listening to podcasts like yours, for example.
Um so I think you've kind of put to bed your your your your position on the idea, well, is Indian philosophy philosophy and is it sort of like round round holes and square pegs?
And I mean uh th th on the one hand is
This sort of
Yeah, exactly.
this kind of mindset, this frankly cultural arrogance as well to other traditions.
Do philosophy.
Right.
Um that's one way of looking at it.
I think you're saying, Well sure, in in the case of India, yes.
What about the idea of um
Y are Western categories sufficient in grappling with what we're seeing in India?
To counter that in your studies?
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