Papers by Krishna Mani Pathak
On the Conceptual Surroundings of the I Manu Bazzano's 'I is Another' is an insightful paper that... more On the Conceptual Surroundings of the I Manu Bazzano's 'I is Another' is an insightful paper that mirrors reflective philosophical thoughts associated with the French poet Arthur Rimbaud's assertion of 'Je est un autre' in his oft-cited letter sent to his teacher Izambard in 1871. Bazzano (henceforth 'the author') has written this paper in a literary form and intends to deal with the modern problem of how to make and feel one's identity in a society of difference, and offers some intriguing observations on various complex dimensions of human desire, sexual orientation, gender-interpretation, identity-recognition as homosexual or transsexual and feeling of being the 'I' of the feminine character. Filled with numerous interesting references from the existentialist ideas of some popular modern philosophers, feminists and litterateurs of 20 th century such as Jean Genet, Hélène Cixous, Michel Foucault, Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre, the paper raises significant questions pertaining to the conflict and contrast between one's feeling of individuality within and one's socially-constructed identity outside. The author has clearly stated in the beginning that the paper examines "the complexities of desire, sexual orientation, and suppressed gender identities" and philosophically questions "the limitations of logocentrism, identity politics, and hermeneutics". Interestingly, in the socio-political domain of the globalized world of today, these are some of the burning
On the Conceptual Surroundings of the I Manu Bazzano's 'I is Another' is an insightful paper that... more On the Conceptual Surroundings of the I Manu Bazzano's 'I is Another' is an insightful paper that mirrors reflective philosophical thoughts associated with the French poet Arthur Rimbaud's assertion of 'Je est un autre' in his oft-cited letter sent to his teacher Izambard in 1871. Bazzano (henceforth 'the author') has written this paper in a literary form and intends to deal with the modern problem of how to make and feel one's identity in a society of difference, and offers some intriguing observations on various complex dimensions of human desire, sexual orientation, gender-interpretation, identity-recognition as homosexual or transsexual and feeling of being the 'I' of the feminine character. Filled with numerous interesting references from the existentialist ideas of some popular modern philosophers, feminists and litterateurs of 20 th century such as Jean Genet, Hélène Cixous, Michel Foucault, Simone de Beauvoir, and Jean-Paul Sartre, the paper raises significant questions pertaining to the conflict and contrast between one's feeling of individuality within and one's socially-constructed identity outside. The author has clearly stated in the beginning that the paper examines "the complexities of desire, sexual orientation, and suppressed gender identities" and philosophically questions "the limitations of logocentrism, identity politics, and hermeneutics". Interestingly, in the socio-political domain of the globalized world of today, these are some of the burning
The Acorn, 2022
Anyone who has read Rabindranath Tagore and Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi must have felt t... more Anyone who has read Rabindranath Tagore and Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi must have felt that the views of both on the making of
Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research
This paper examines the problem of sameness in terms of being it the classical problem of persona... more This paper examines the problem of sameness in terms of being it the classical problem of personal identity and various philosophical positions on the existence of the self as a substantive subject. I call this subject an ethical Self, which involves different notions of ego, being, substance, and personhood. The denial of the existence of a permanent self by philosophers like Hume and Buddhists does not seem justified in regard to one's identity or sameness over time. The no-self theorists do not provide any strong ground for how to explain the notion of personhood and one's actions in a moral space without accepting a substantive self as a doer that continues over time. They certainly seem to have failed in establishing a logical connection between their no-self theories on the one hand and the necessity of an ethical self in their philosophical accounts on the other. Rejecting the no-self theory in defense of the self (soul) theory of personal identity, I conclude this paper with a note that sameness of a person over time is the prerequisite of morality, law, and present and future plans and that there is no harm in considering a permanent self, as Jīva of Jainism, to solve the problem of personal identity. There is also no harm in preferring the self theory over the no-self theory since the former, unlike the latter, does give a meaning to spirituality and transcendence.
Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism, 2021
Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism, 2021
Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism, 2021
Newspaper Article by News18, 2018
Many students appear to be sceptical about a course and sometimes about a college in regard to th... more Many students appear to be sceptical about a course and sometimes about a college in regard to their future career prospects, campus life, extracurricular activities, and social and academic orientation.
Proceedings of the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy, 2018
The workshop aims per se neither the historical evaluation, nor the censorship involved in the fr... more The workshop aims per se neither the historical evaluation, nor the censorship involved in the freedom of expression, nor the progressive take of philosophy whereby creating any hierarchical order of any kind in the history of philosophy; but most importantly, aims to discuss and debate and deliberate upon the philosophical issues concerning the acquisition of Truth, its objectivity, and its various dimensions along with the application of thoughts pertaining to Quietists, Agnostics, and metaphysical-mystic traditions in philosophy. The workshop with an inclusive approach has brought scholars, professors and researchers together to examine and to unfold precisely the limits and the scope of knowledge, the way of life, its expressions and morality. The preferred traditions of philosophy for this workshop among the participants range from classical Indian schools to eastern oriental traditions that exist in the light of traditions to modern philosophical and religious perspectives. The objective of the workshop will be actualised expositions of the participants to bring out the unvoiced discourses across these traditions thereby enabling not a comparison of various philosophical issues but also to see the relationship among the various parallels and similarities brought out by the discussed philosophical/religious positions. We shall decipher the non-ostensive concepts and definitions and the associated unspoken silence or the unsaid. The workshop is designed in such a way that it is convinced to achieve its target of develop a skill in an interactive environment among the enthusiasts who will attend it. The sub-themes of the workshop include the indescribable Truth and/or Reality, The Revealed,
Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, 2022
This paper examines the problem of sameness in terms of being it the classical problem of persona... more This paper examines the problem of sameness in terms of being it the classical problem of personal identity and various philosophical positions on the existence of the self as a substantive subject. I call this subject an ethical Self, which involves different notions of ego, being, substance, and personhood. The denial of the existence of a permanent self by philosophers like Hume and Buddhists does not seem justified in regard to one's identity or sameness over time. The no-self theorists do not provide any strong ground for how to explain the notion of personhood and one's actions in a moral space without accepting a substantive self as a doer that continues over time. They certainly seem to have failed in establishing a logical connection between their no-self theories on the one hand and the necessity of an ethical self in their philosophical accounts on the other. Rejecting the no-self theory in defense of the self (soul) theory of personal identity, I conclude this paper with a note that sameness of a person over time is the prerequisite of morality, law, and present and future plans and that there is no harm in considering a permanent self, as Jīva of Jainism, to solve the problem of personal identity. There is also no harm in preferring the self theory over the no-self theory since the former, unlike the latter, does give a meaning to spirituality and transcendence.
The Acorn: Philosophical Studies in Pacifism and Nonviolence, 2022
Anyone who has read Rabindranath Tagore and Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi must have felt t... more Anyone who has read Rabindranath Tagore and Mohandas Karamchand "Mahatma" Gandhi must have felt that the views of both on the making of
SAGE Open, 2014
This article is a critical examination of MacIntyre's notion of morality in reference to Kant's d... more This article is a critical examination of MacIntyre's notion of morality in reference to Kant's deontological moral theory. The examination shows that MacIntyre (a) criticizes Kant's moral theory to defend virtue ethics or neo-Aristotelian ethics with a weak notion of morality; (b) favors the idea of local morality, which does not leave any room for moral assessment and reciprocity in an intercultural domain; and (c) fails to provide good arguments for his moral historicism and against Kant's moral universalism.
Springer Singapore , 2021
In Krishna Mani Pathak (Ed.). Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism: Mapping the Philosophical Disc... more In Krishna Mani Pathak (Ed.). Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism: Mapping the Philosophical Discourse of the East and the West
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