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O objeto de estudo do presente texto assenta-se na discussão sobre as finalidades da arte referentes à liberdade e à autonomia humana, tendo como aporte teórico a estética hegeliana. O estudo pretende, ainda que de modo conciso, ser um caminho reflexivo de suporte para a compreensão da estética, enquanto área de conhecimento humano. A metodologia adotada refere-se ao estudo de cunho teórico sobre a arte enquanto expressão, forma de produção de conhecimento sensível e de criação humana. Visa-se tecer argumentos acerca (...) da filosofia da arte de Hegel, tendo como reflexão o campo estético, a construção da liberdade do ser e da autonomia no processo de criação artística. O estudo destina-se a contribuir para a discussão nas áreas da filosofia, estética, arte e educação. (shrink)

Moral and philosophical study of Śikṣāsamuccaya, a work of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy by Śāntideva, active 7th century.

Study of Yogasūtra, classical aphoristic work on the Yoga school in Indic philosophy, by Patañjali, and the philosophy of Aurobindo Ghose, 1872-1950, Indic philosopher, on Yoga.

Sanskrit treatise on Yoga and meditation according to the fundamentals of Nātha sect.

Study of Śrīkarabhāṣya, Viraśaiva commentary by Śrīpatipaṇḍita, 14th century on Brahmasūtra of Bādarāyaṇa, basic work on Vedanta philosophy; includes complete text of Śrīkarabhāṣya.

Study on the epistemological and ontogical considerations of the founder of the Viśiṣṭādvaita school of Indian philosphy.

This paper seeks to provide a renewed meaning to the idea of truth by enclosing it within Gandhi’s rhetorical use of the term religion. The religion that he seeks to present to us as Hinduism is absurd on all fronts, it is argued here. It is through such absurdity that he infuses notions of validity and obeyance on his own terms to take us to profuse criticisms of not only colonial but civilizational modernity as well. Further a newer meaning is (...) given to Hinduism in a rather unexpected manner even in the context of the Indian national movement. The point about political conservatism, the element of exoticism and God takes us to adventures around truth by a thinker-activist speaking as a colonial subject. (shrink)

On the life of Ravidāsa, 15th century Awadhi, Hindi, and Panjabi religious poet and impact of Buddhist philosophy on his thoughts.

Unpublished writing on Jaina doctrines, philosophy, rituals, tirthankars, Gujarati Jain poets and their works.

Study of Daśavādarahasya of Madhusūdana Ojha, 1866-1929, treatise on the Hindu philosophy of creation and cosmology.

On Buddhist philosophy based on the works of Aśvaghosha and other Buddhist sources.

Study on the philosophy of language of Dharmakīrti, 7th century Buddhist philosopher.

During the Mexico-Canda Conference in October 2020 at Western University (Canada) I submitted a draft of a future paper.

Les troubles de mémoire sont un motif fréquent de consultation dans les services de gériatrie, psychiatrie ou neurologie. Ils sont pour beaucoup synonymes d’un mot terrible : Alzheimer. Dès l’apparition de troubles mnésiques, chacun s’interroge : « Est-ce l’âge, ou bien la maladie? Puis-je panser ma mémoire, ou vais-je dériver avec elle? » Les docteurs Emmanuelle Candas et Bruno Le Dastumer, gériatres, spécialistes des troubles de la mémoire, font un état des lieux de la maladie d’Alzheimer et répondent à ces (...) interrogations : comment faire la différence entre le vieillissement naturel du cerveau et les troubles mnésiques pathologiques? Existe-t-il un traitement pour soigner la maladie d’Alzheimer? Et surtout, comment accompagner le malade, dès le diagnostic établi? (shrink)

Excerpt from M. Tulli Ciceronis De Finibus Bonorum Et Malorum Libri Quinque Duo sunt, opinor, quae lectures a me hoc loco requi rent aut, si non requirent ipsi, rogandi mihi sunt, ut beneuolo animo et adtento accipiaut. Nam primum di ccudam st de horum librorum, quos Cicero de finibus honorum et maiorum scripsit, emendatiolle et enarratione et nninersae opera a me in iis positm ratio sic expli canda, ut, qua in commentariis disperse posita sunt, ea ad suas canssas generation (...) reuocata et intellegi plenius et indicari rectius possint. Quo loco etiam illud ecli cere conabor, ut libertas quaedam et simplicitas indici et orationis, a qua ne hic quidem discedam, merito et necessario adhibita esse uideatur. Deiude, qum de Cice roniani operis forma atque descriptione ncitu digna ui debuntur neque in commentariis aut per excursus carpo sita, conprehendam et ab iis ad ipsos libros lectores nittam. Sed prior illa disputatio, cuius magna pars ad paratns critici ex;>licatione continebitur, quem sua na tura maiorem necessitatem habent quam delectationem in rebus minutis per ambages persequendis, tum molestior fit, quod plus uerhorum consumendum et in eorum co dicum conmemoratione, quos parum nouimus, quam in eorum, quorum plenus asus concessus est. Itaque de precor, ne mea existumetur culpa, qua superiorum st. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. (shrink)

Śākta tradition is one of the major branches of Hindu Theism which focuses on the divine feminine. Recent scholarly researches on Śākta tradition mainly orient toward either its sacred text or its ritual customs; however, textual exegesis and ritual studies have mostly been two separate spheres. This paper presents an attempt to integrate the two. It explores one of the most essential practices of Śākta tradition, the Caṇḍī pūjā, and discusses its relationship with Śākta theology in the principal Śākta text (...) Devī Māhātmya. My research revolves around two questions: in what ways does the theology in Devī Māhātmya inform the praxis of Caṇḍī pūjā? How does ritual practice help its practitioners to understand the theology of Śākta faith tradition? The paper examines the pūjā practice from three aspects: ritual structure and the liturgical use of the text; ritual materials and their theological functions; and ritual activity—spotlighting one specific moment of the Candā pūjā. I draw the conclusion that there is a reciprocal interaction between ritual and theology—the theological message in Devī Māhātmya provides the foundation for the ritual and the ritual acts as an experiential way for understanding Śākta theology. (shrink)