Centre for Philosophy - Programmes

• 8-26 June 2009
  Fourth Summer School on Philosophy for the Social Sciences and Humanities
  (Sponsored by ICSSR Western Regional Centre, Mumbai)
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• 23-31 January 2009
  Advanced Winter School on Philosophy of Sciences
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• 17 September 2008-
  Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy
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• 2-20 June 2008
  Summer School on Philosophy of the Social Sciences and Humanities
  A three-week summer school for MA, MPhil and PhD students from all over the country will be held at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore.
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• 25-26 February 2008
  Symposium on History of Classical Indian Sciences
  The Poornaprajna Institute of Scientific Research along with the Centre for Philosophy, NIAS is
  organising this symposium Details
  
  
• 2-7 November 2007
  Workshop on Buddhist Philosophy and Modern Science On Matter and Motion
  (Organised by the Centre for Philosophy, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore; Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda, Bihar and Sambasha, Kolkata)
  Dates: Friday, November 2 - Wednesday, November 7, 2007
  Place: Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda, Bihar
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• 4-22 June 2007
  
  The three-week summer course on "Philosophy for Social Sciences and Humanities" is being conducted at NIAS. The course is sponsored by the Indian Council for Philosophical Research (ICPR). A total of around 40 participants are expected to attend this course. They represent different disciplines in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and come from all parts of the country.
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• 20 April 2007
  Speaker: Frits Staal
  Philosopher and Indologist, University of California, Berkeley
  Title: Vedic Contributions to the Philosophy of Language Details
  
  
• 19 April 2007
  Speaker: Frits Staal
  Philosopher and Indologist, University of California, Berkeley
  Title: The Rigveda: Geography and History with a Note on Aptoryama Details

• 13-19 October 2006
  Workshop on Buddhist Philosophy and Modern Science organised by the Center for Philosophy, NIAS along with the Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda and Sambhasha, Kolkata. Details. Contact Dr Sarukkai
  
  
• 3 August 2006
  Public Lecture
  Speaker: Prof Arindam Chakrabarti, Department of Philosophy, University of Hawaii
  Title: Phenomenology of Fun and Boredom
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• 1 August 2006 and 2 August 2006 @ 2 pm
  Discussion Meeting
  Topic: Self-Luminosity and Reflexivity of Consciousness - A Debate between Dualist (VyAsatIrtha) and Non-dualist (Advaitasiddhi)
  Speakers: Prof D. Prahaladachar and Prof Godavarish Mishra
  
  
• 19 July 2006 and 21 July 2006
  Two Lectures on Classical Indian Theories of Cognition
  Speaker: Prof Arindam Chakrabarti
  Title: Can there be perception without concepts? Abstract
  Title: What is it to form, possess, and use concepts ? Abstract
  
  
• 5 -23 June 2006
  Summer School 2006 Details. Contact Dr Sarukkai
  
  
• 21 June 2006
  Associates' Programme
  Speaker: Prof D. N. Tripathi, Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research
  Title: Philosophy of History
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• 15 -16 April 2006
  Darshana Pravesha: A two-day Workshop on Philosophy Appreciation. Organised jointly by Ninasam, Heggodu and Centre for Philosophy, NIAS, Bangalore. Details
  
  
• 14 March 2006 onwards, Every Tuesday from 4.30 to 6.30 p.m.
  Lecture Series on Philosophy of Science Organised by Management Studies, IISc and Centre for Philosophy, NIAS. Details
  
  
• 20 January 2006
  Inaugural Lecture
  Speaker: Prof Richard Sorabji, Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford and Emeritus Professor, King's College, London
  Title: Being true to yourself: the individual self versus the universal
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