PAPERS
Sarukkai, Sundar (2009) Phenomenology of untouchability.
EPW 44(39).[fulltext]
Sarukkai, Sundar (2009). Science and the ethics of
curiosity. Current Science 97(6): 756-767 [fulltext]
Arun Murthy, S K and Sarukkai, Sundar (2009).Multisemiosis
and incommensurability.International Studies in the
Philosophy of Science 23(3): 297-311
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713427740[fulltext]
Sarukkai, Sundar (2008) Culture of Technology and ICTs
In: ICTs and Indian Social Change edited by A. Saith
et al. New Delhi: Sage.
Sarukkai, Sundar (2008).Introduction: Concepts from
Indian Traditions Relevant to Social Sciences In: Philosophical
concepts relevant to Sciences in Indian traditions edited
by Pranab Kumar Sen. New Delhi: PHISPC. pp 273-288.
Sarukkai, Sundar (2007) Dalit Experience and Theory
Economic and Political Weekly XLII (40): 4043-4048.
Sarukkai, Sundar (2007) Indian Logic and Philosophy
of Science: The Logic-Epistemology Link In: Logic at
the Crossroads edited by A Gupta et al. Delhi: Allied
Publishers. pp 140 - 163.
Sarukkai, Sundar (2007) Mathematics, Nature and Cryptography:
Insights from Philosophy of Information, Current
Science 92 (12): 1690-1696.
Sarukkai, Sundar (2007) Philosophy of Science and its
Implications for Science and Mathematics Education In:
The epiSTEME Reviews edited by B. Choksi et al. New
Delhi: Macmillan India pp. 35-61.
Sarukkai, Sundar (2007) Scienza ed etica del linguaggio
Incipit: etica della scienzen. Vol 1 (Translation of
paper titled Science and the Ethics of Language). pp.
28-35.
Sarukkai, Sundar (2007) The Relevance of Indian Philosophy
for Philosophy of Science In: Foundations of Knowledge
edited by S. Raval et al. Delhi: Pencraft International.
Sarukkai, Sundar, (January 2007). The writing of the
social sciences, SocialSciences, http://esocialsciences.com/articles/displayArticles.asp?Article_ID=810
Sarukkai, Sundar, Science and the aesthetics of language,
In: Science, Literature and Aesthetics (Amiya Dev ed.),
(in press)
Sarukkai, Sundar, Science and the ethics of language,
(translated into Italian), In: Ethics: Economics-Science-Society,
Italy. (in press)
Sarukkai,Sundar (2007). Scienza ed etica del linguaggio
In: Incipit: etica della scienzen. Vol 1.pp 28-35
Sarukkai, Sundar, (January 2007). The writing of the
social sciences, SocialSciences [fulltext]
Sarukkai, S. (2005). The use of symbols in mathematics
and logic In: Essays on the foundations of mathematics
and logic edited by Giandomenico Sica. Monza, Italy:
Polimetrica, International Scientific Publisher, pp
99-120 [fulltext]
Sarukkai, S. (2005). Unlocking the doors of despair.
Outlook, Special issue on Happiness, January.
Sarukkai, S. (2005). Revisiting the unreasonable effectiveness
of mathematics. Current Science 88: 415-423.
Sarukkai, S (2005). Explaining the obvious: the place
of mathematics in the science. Current Science (In
this Issue) 88(3): 327-28
Sarukkai, S. (2005). Beauty in the beast. Leonardo
37(3): 175-176. 2004
Sarukkai, S (2005). Matter and space In: Landscape
of matter: Conference proceedings on the concept of
matter (eds. Sharath Ananthamurthy, Meera Chakravorty
and M C Radhakrishna), Bangalore: Prasaranga, Bangalore
University, 2005, pp 143-162
Sarukkai, S. (2003). Praying to Machines, Leonardo
Electronic Almanac, 11(8) August 2003.
Sarukkai, S. (2003). Perspectives on Mathematics, Editorial
Piece, Special issue on Review of Science Studies, Economic
and Political Weekly, 38 (35), August 2003, p.
3648.
Sarukkai, S. (2003). Applying Mathematics: The paradoxical
relation between mathematics, language and reality,
Economic and Political Weekly, 38 (35), August
2003, pp. 3662- 3670.
Sarukkai, S. (2003). Book review of End of Time by E.
Tiezzi, Current Science, 85:2, 25 July 2003,
p. 214.
Sarukkai, S. (2003). Universality, Emotion and Communication
in Mathematics. Leonardo Electronic Almanac,
11:4, April 2003, MIT Press. Selected extended abstract
as part of the International Conference Encoding
Altruism: The Art and Science of Interstellar Message
Composition, March 23 - 24, Paris.
Sarukkai, S. (2003).Interpreting Scientific Terms Across
Traditions, Sandhan II (2), December 2002,
pp. 57- 72.
Sarukkai, S. (2002). Inside/outside: Merleau-Ponty/Yoga”.
Philosophy East and West, 52:4, pp. 459 - 478,
October 2002. [fulltext]
Sarukkai, S. (2001). Translation and Science. META,
46:4, pp. 646- 663, November 2001.[fulltext]
Sarukkai, S. (2001). Mathematics, Language and Translation.
META, 46:4, pp. 664- 674, November 2001. [fulltext]
Sarukkai, S.(2001). Thinking the Labyrinth, Book Review
in Current Science, 2001.
Sarukkai, S. (2000). Symbols of Truth: Objectivity and
Reality in Science In:Science and Tradition,
Eds. A.K. Raina et al. IIAS, 2000.
Sarukkai, S.(2000). Remembering M.N. Srinivas, Economic
and Political Weekly, February 2000.
Sarukkai, S. (1999). Science, Knowledge and Society,
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXXIV,
March 1999, pp. 779 - 784.
Sarukkai, S. (1999). Beyond Belief: Trust, Deception
and Knowledge, in Studies in Humanities and Social
Sciences VI( 2), December 1999, pp. 23 - 40.
Sarukkai, S. (1999). Explaining Consciousness - Some
Pointers from Philosophy of Mathematics, in Scientific
and Philosophical Approaches to Consciousness,
Eds. S. Menon et al. NIAS, 1999.
Sarukkai, S. (1997). The `Other' in Anthropology and
Philosophy, Economic and Political Weekly XXXII
(24), June 1997.
Sarukkai, S. (1995). Humanism & Technology, In
Facets of Humanism, Ed B V Subbarayappa, Affiliated
East-West Press, 1995.
Sarukkai, S. (1995). Mathematization of the Human
Sciences - Epistemological Sanskritization?, Economic
and Political Weekly, XXX( 52) Dec 1995, pp. 3357
- 3360.
Sarukkai, S. (1991). Topological Feedback in Kaluza-Klein
Theory, Physics Letters B, March 1991
PROJECTS
Relevance of Gandhian thought to contemporary
India. A joint proposal along with Samir Banerjee
and ITfC, a NGO and is funded by the Ratan Tata
Trust. My role will be as an expert consultant
to discuss and analyse the philosophical relevance of
Gandhian thought.
SOME RECENT LECTURES AND SEMINARS
"The Idea of Trusteeship in Gandhi and J R D Tata".
J R D Tata Birth Centenary Lecture Series, NIAS, 27.5.2005
Three lectures on
science, translation and language at the Department
of Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad,
January 2004.
"Future Challenges for Philosophy of Science",
Department of Philosophy, University of Hyderabad, January
7, 2004.
"Translating the World: Science and Language"
at the International Conference on Language: Mind:
Science, Venice, Italy, November 17 - 19 2003.
Introductory Course in Philosophy, for students and
the public at NIAS, October to December 2003.
Eight lectures on
Philosophy of Science, Summer Course for college students
on Understanding Science, June 16- 27, 2003.
Science as a knowledge system” at the Sensitisation
Course in Science and Technology, NISTADS, Delhi, April
27, 2003.
Methodology and Discourse at the
National seminar Philosophy of Karl Popper,
Pune University, March 10 - 12, 2003.
Four lectures on Continental Philosophy
of Science, Refresher Course in Philosophy
of Science, University of Hyderabad, January 13 -14,
2003.
Boundaries at the Science and Spirituality Quest,
NIAS, January 8 - 11, 2003.
Space and Matter at the International Conference The
Concept of Matter in Indian Philosophical Schools and
the New Physics: Understanding Knowledge Systems, Bangalore
university, January 6- 7, 2003.
Discussant, International seminar on ICTs and
Indian development, Bangalore, 11 December 2002.
Illogic of discovery: mathematics and reality at the
Chautauqua on Popper, CMMACS, Bangalore, 27
November 2002.
A course of three lectures at the Center for Theoretical
Studies, Indian Institute of Science.
- Scientific Knowledge, 8 November 2002
- Philosophy of space, 13 November 2002
- What is an object?, 22 November 2002
Two lectures on Nature of Scientific
Discourse at the National Workshop on Philosophical
aspects of Scientific discourse organized by the
Forum of Contemporary Thought, M S University, Baroda,
29 - 31 October 2002.
What is Space? History of Ideas Seminar, NIAS, September
13, 2002.
Limits of Science, MRDG, Indian Institute of Science,
August 9, 2002.
Limitations of Science as a Knowledge System, India
International Centre, New Delhi, July 23, 2002.
Eight lectures on Philosophy of Science
Summer Course for college students on Understanding
Science, June 17- 28, 2002.
Knowledge and Information;, NCSI, I.I.Sc, Bangalore,
16 March 2002.
PROGRAMMES ORGANISED
- Course Director, NIAS Executive Course, January
2004.
- October - December 2003, Introductory course on
philosophy offered for students and others.
- June 16 - 28, 2003: Two-week Summer Course on Understanding
Science, organised with Dr M. G. Narasimhan.
- Co-ordinator of the NIAS Executive Course - January
2003.
- February 1, 2002, one-day meeting with college teachers
and students to plan on summer course.
- June 17 - 28, 2002, two-week Summer Course on Understanding
Science. I organised this with Dr M. G. Narasimhan.
- November 2002. With Prof Arnab R Choudhry, Physics
Department, IISc and Dr M. G. Narasimhan, organised
a set of six lectures at Centre for Theoretical Studies,
Indian Institute of Science.
- Co-convenor of an initiative to facilitate a dialogue
of foundational issues in natural and social sciences.
A forum of interested people from NIAS and outside
was formed and six meetings were held in 2002.
- Co-ordinator of the NIAS Executive Course, January
2002.
