modelling reality

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>Rajiv Malhotra [sMTP:rajiv.malhotra] skrev 11. mai 2001 03:50:

>> Indology is the first profession I ever came across where some scholars>>

would rather keep it under-represented, for fear of losing political>>

control.

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Reality is complex. If it is to be comprehended , it must be simplified .

What aspects of reality are to be sacrificed to make the remaining portion

comprehensible is left to the scholar. This is what defines levels of

scholarship.Statements such as above are too simplistic to be of much value

in any exercise aimed at developing insights.

 

rajesh kochhar

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INDOLOGY, "Rajesh Kochhar" <rkk@N...> wrote:

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> >Rajiv Malhotra [sMTP:rajiv.malhotra@a...] skrev 11. mai 2001 03:50:

> >> Indology is the first profession I ever came across where some

scholars>>

> would rather keep it under-represented, for fear of losing

political>>

> control.

> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

> Reality is complex. If it is to be comprehended , it must be

simplified .

> What aspects of reality are to be sacrificed to make the remaining

portion

> comprehensible is left to the scholar. This is what defines levels

of

> scholarship.Statements such as above are too simplistic to be of

much value

> in any exercise aimed at developing insights.

>

> rajesh kochhar

 

You yourself have made simplistic statements like "Indology

is too important to be left to Indians alone" etc etc...

(BTW, Isnt it too important to be left to just europeans too ? )

 

Maybe you should first look at your own statments before

pontificating.

 

Subrahmanya