Queens' Arts Seminar is a fortnightly series of talks on a variety of
themes, held at Queens' College. This *Wednesday, November 13^th ,* we
will be hosting Dr Paolo Visigalli from SOAS, London, who will speak on
*
Correlative Thinking Across Cultures: from China to India*
How did rational inquiry originate in ancient India? How did
mythical and religious ideas contribute to shaping the ways in which
ancient Indian thinkers explained the world and man's role in it?
This talk explores these great themes by focusing on the
intellectual category of 'correlative thought' --- a pattern of
thinking that, instead of privileging analytical and causal
explanations, describes the cosmos as a scheme in which all entities
are intimately interrelated.
A recognised category in the study of the thought of other
civilisations, in particular ancient China and Greece, 'correlative
thought' has not yet been taken into account by scholars working on
ancient India. And this is a pity, as the application of this
category to the Indian context promises to be a powerful
interpretive tool and a fascinating experiment in cross-cultural
comparison.
We will elucidate what is meant by 'correlative thought' and test
how its application to ancient India helps us gain fresh insights
into several aspects of its civilisation, including
proto-linguistics, ritual, and early philosophical thought.
The talk will be held in the Erasmus room in Queens' College at 7:30 PM,
followed by questions and discussion over wine. All are welcome!
For more information about the series, join our Facebook group
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/43681642514/) or check out the
forthcoming talks at talks.cam (http://talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/17331).
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