Conscientious objection to participating in induced abortion is not present in the Finnish health care system or legislation unlike in many other European countries.

Alvin Plantinga's evolutionary argument against naturalism states that evolution cannot produce warranted beliefs. In contrast, according to Plantinga, Christian theism provides properly functioning cognitive faculties in an appropriate cognitive environment, in accordance with a design plan aimed at producing true beliefs. But does theism fulfill criteria I–III? Judging from the Bible, God employs deceit in his relations with humanity, rendering our cognitive functions unreliable. Moreover, there is no reason to suppose that God's purpose would be to produce true beliefs in (...) humans. Finally, from the theistic/religious perspective, it is impossible to tell whether observations have natural or supernatural causes, which undermines an appropriate cognitive environment. Reliable identification of deceit or miracles could alleviate these problems, but the theistic community has failed to resolve this issue. Dismissal of parts of the Bible, or attempts to find alternative interpretations, would collapse into skepticism or deism. Thus, Plantinga's problem of epistemic warrant backfires on theism. (shrink)

Study of Brahmavidāśiravāda of Mādhava, work on Advaita philosophy.

We explore a particular type of propagandistic message, which we call “provocative insinuation”. For example: ‘Iraqi refugee is convicted in Germany of raping and murdering teenage girl’. Although this sentence seems to merely report a fact, it also conveys a potentially hateful message about Iraqi refugees. We look at the argumentative roles that these utterances play in public discourse. Specifically, we argue that they implicitly address the question of the integration of refugees and migrants, and in fact aim to tilt (...) the audience against these groups by strongly inviting hearers to make generalisations based on “striking” properties. We examine different strategies to counteract the conveyed hateful message. (shrink)

Contributed articles on relevence of Indic philosophy in modern period; commemorative volumes.

Comparative study of the philosophy of Śaṅkaracārya, ca. 700, Hindu philosopher and Kabir, 15th century Hindi religious poet.

This work is indeed a masterly survey of Mahayana Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta and kashmira Shaivism which brings into rominence the author`s original contributions some of which are of outstanding merit for a correct appreciation of the ...

Treatise on fundamentals of Yoga school in Hindu philosophy; critically edited with translations.

Study on the concept of perception in Indic philosophy.

On Vishnu, Hindu deity as portrayed in Bhāgavatapurāna, Hindu mythological text and Vaiṣṇava philosophy.

Analytical study of Buddhist psychology.

Fotografía y pasado reciente. Entrevista pública al fotógrafo EduardoLongoni.

Ethics and values in Vedic literature and Indian culture.

On educational philosophy in Puranas, Hindu mythological classics.

On the life of Madhusūdana Ojhā, 1866-1939, and critical study of his work Brahmasiddhānta on Hindu philosophy and religion.

Study of philosophical aspects of Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa, portion of Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, Hindu mythological text.

Contributed seminar papers on Purushārtha (four steps of Hindu spiritual life) in Vedic and Sanskrit literature.

Aesthetics with special reference to India and the works of Tulasīdāsa, 1532-1623, Awadhi poet.

Study of the commentaries of Śaṅkarācārya on various Vedic texts.

Anayltical study of epistemology in Indian philosophy.

Research papers on Indic philosophy; published in special issue of Journal of Foundational Research.

Contributed research papers on Vedic literature and Hindu philosophy.

Study of Suddhadvaita philosophy with reference to other system of Hindu philosophy.

Collection of lectures on Hindu philosophy, religion, and culture of India.

Critical study of the Sankhya philosophy as found in Bhagavadgītā and the Upanishads.

Study on Tantrarahasya, work on Mimamsa philosophy by Rāmānujācārya, active 18th century.

Philosophical background of the Mahābhārata, Hindu religious text; a study based on the Vedas and Upanishads.