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This book is part of a volume on history of science and philosophy of science. It focuses on philosophy of science, viewing science as an open-ended quest. Philosophy of science, as presented in this book, upholds that scientific results are provisional: there cannot be a claim of absolute certainty. It highlights some broad tendencies in the philosophical perspective of the logic of ideas in science—relating structural inquiries, knowledge claims, ...
The IPL extravaganza had transformed the world of cricket and captured the imaginations of cricket lovers like never before. Yet, after a mere three years, the innovation that had seemed to herald a new dawn in sport has degenerated into a series of accusations and counter-accusations, allegations of corruption, and never-ending controversies. What went wrong? And is it at all possible for the IPL to survive this debacle?
Author uses interviews, the results of ...
This collection of essays addresses the notion of 'value' from a comparative and multi-disciplinary perspective, and aims at further stimulating contemporary theoretical and methodological discussions on the study of 'values'. The contributors analyse systems of symbolic and social classification, ritual performances, gift exchanges, local conceptualizations of the person, gender identity, indigenous political systems, and the interplay between ...
Indian English and ‘Vernacular’ India examines the uneasy relationship of English with Indian languages by tracing its lineage in India and reassessing its character in the age of globalization. Rather than arguing for the precedence of Indian languages, this volume examines the position and impact of English vis-à-vis the contexts of culture and society, and identifies translation and Indian English as open channels of communication between ...
The mysteries of love, life and death claim the perennial fascination of the human mind. Religious and secular thinkers throughout history have grappled with shifting notions about these human experiences. But since our modes of enquiry, the language we employ and our conventions of reasoning keep us bound to specific patterns of thought, we continue to be alienated from each other individually, communally and civilizationally.In this book eminent philosopher and ...
From Special to Inclusive Education in India: Case Studies of Three Schools in Delhi focuses upon the growing international interest in inclusive education and on how to offer equal education to all children regardless of their needs, or their social, cultural and economic backgrounds. With the number of private schools that admit children identified with ‘special needs’—particularly of the non-physical and non-sensory categories—as a part ...
While most studies of famines have treated Kalahandi as an aberration in Independent India, Hunger and Starvation in Kalahandi argues that this situation of starvation in the midst of adequate food resources is a recurring phenomenon. Deviating from the prevailing tendency in famine studies to lay the emphasis on causes, Arima Mishra focuses instead on the afflicted, their conceptions of famine and starvation, and the influence of kin networks, social relations ...
In `The Weapon of the Other' Kancha Ilaiah contends that since colonial times, Hindu religious texts, which were read only by a small minority of upper-caste leaders, have been projected as sources of Indian nationalist thought while the Buddhist scriptures, the Bible and the Quran, whose readers were far more numerous, are relegated to the periphery of discussions about nationalism. He explores the possibility of examining Indian nationalism from an ...