Anand Vaidya
Biographic Data
| ID | 3637720 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anand Vaidya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anand |
| FAMILY NAME | Vaidya |
| SIGNATURE | VAIDYA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Reed College, Portland, OR, USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0314-9252 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Epistemology of Modality and Philosophical Methodology
"This book collects original essays on the epistemology of modality and related issues in modal metaphysics and philosophical methodology. The contributors utilize both the newer "metaphysics-first" and the more traditional "epistemology-first" approaches to these issues. The chapters on modal epistemology mostly focus on the problem of how we can gain knowledge of possibilities, which have never been actualized, or necessities which are not prov…
Essence, Explanation, and Modality
Recently, Kit Fine's (1994) view that modal truths are true in virtue of , grounded in , or explained by essentialist truths has been under attack. In what follows we offer two responses to the wave of criticism against his view. While the first response is pretty straightforward, the second is based on the distinction between, what we call, Reductive Finean Essentialism and Non-Reductive Finean Essentialism . Engaging the work of Bob Hale on Non…
Indian Democracy
Mapping the World's Largest Democracy (1947-2017)
After seven decades as an independent democratic nation, India's social landscape remains marred by persistent contradictions and inequalities. As the country moves from celebrating 70 years of independence towards its seventeenth general election in 2019, this article sets out to survey what democracy has done to India over the past 70 years. How was Indian democracy established and how has it evolved? Why do people vote, and who do they vote fo…
Landscapes of Accumulation
Reviewed by: Landscapes of Accumulation: Real Estate and the Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary India by Llerena Guiu Searle Anand Vaidya Llerena Guiu Searle, Landscapes of Accumulation: Real Estate and the Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary India. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. 304 pp. I read Llerena Guiu Searle's Landscapes of Accumulation: Real Estate and the Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary India in a series of citi…
Mapping the World's Largest Democracy (1947-2017)
After seven decades as an independent democratic nation, India's social landscape remains marred by persistent contradictions and inequalities. As the country moves from celebrating 70 years of independence towards its seventeenth general election in 2019, this article sets out to survey what democracy has done to India over the past 70 years. How was Indian democracy established and how has it evolved? Why do people vote, and who do they vote fo…
Mapping the World's Largest Democracy (1947-2017)
After seven decades as an independent democratic nation, India's social landscape remains marred by persistent contradictions and inequalities. As the country moves from celebrating 70 years of independence towards its seventeenth general election in 2019, this article sets out to survey what democracy has done to India over the past 70 years. How was Indian democracy established and how has it evolved? Why do people vote, and who do they vote fo…
Landscapes of Accumulation
Reviewed by: Landscapes of Accumulation: Real Estate and the Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary India by Llerena Guiu Searle Anand Vaidya Llerena Guiu Searle, Landscapes of Accumulation: Real Estate and the Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary India. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. 304 pp. I read Llerena Guiu Searle's Landscapes of Accumulation: Real Estate and the Neoliberal Imagination in Contemporary India in a series of citi…
Indian Democracy
Essence, Explanation, and Modality
Recently, Kit Fine's (1994) view that modal truths are true in virtue of , grounded in , or explained by essentialist truths has been under attack. In what follows we offer two responses to the wave of criticism against his view. While the first response is pretty straightforward, the second is based on the distinction between, what we call, Reductive Finean Essentialism and Non-Reductive Finean Essentialism . Engaging the work of Bob Hale on Non…
Epistemology of Modality and Philosophical Methodology
"This book collects original essays on the epistemology of modality and related issues in modal metaphysics and philosophical methodology. The contributors utilize both the newer "metaphysics-first" and the more traditional "epistemology-first" approaches to these issues. The chapters on modal epistemology mostly focus on the problem of how we can gain knowledge of possibilities, which have never been actualized, or necessities which are not prov…
Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Modality (human–computer interaction) (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political Economy and Marxism (2 works) · Political science (2 works)