Ligeia Lugli
Biographic Data
| ID | 5791046 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ligeia Lugli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ligeia |
| FAMILY NAME | Lugli |
| SIGNATURE | LUGLI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0473-4290 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Debatable Truths
Asian students have often been reported to struggle with Western-style critical thinking. A good understanding of what constitutes this intellectual practice might help them overcome some of their difficulties. To this end, a precise definition is necessary. This paper offers a contribution in this regard. First, it presents a summary of the debate on this subject and spells out the three elements that, according to most theorists, constitute cri…
Meaning without Words
This paper explores the contrast between words (ruta) and meaning (artha) as it emerges from those Mah?y?na s?tras that discuss the issue most extensively. For these texts artha is out of the reach of language. Some declare it inexpressible, some view words and meaning as mutually exclusive, while still others warn of verbalization as a danger to the realization of artha. Their concerns do not spring from semantics, but derive from their concepti…
Forsten, Aucke, Between Certainty and Finitude
Forsten, Aucke, Between Certainty and Finitude
Meaning without Words
This paper explores the contrast between words (ruta) and meaning (artha) as it emerges from those Mah?y?na s?tras that discuss the issue most extensively. For these texts artha is out of the reach of language. Some declare it inexpressible, some view words and meaning as mutually exclusive, while still others warn of verbalization as a danger to the realization of artha. Their concerns do not spring from semantics, but derive from their concepti…
Debatable Truths
Asian students have often been reported to struggle with Western-style critical thinking. A good understanding of what constitutes this intellectual practice might help them overcome some of their difficulties. To this end, a precise definition is necessary. This paper offers a contribution in this regard. First, it presents a summary of the debate on this subject and spells out the three elements that, according to most theorists, constitute cri…
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Ancient Near East History (1 work) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work) · Argumentation theory (1 work) · Argumentative (1 work)