The Method of Parallel Philosophy

Research record

Parallelism is not another name for opposition. Parallel roads may exist alongside a main road; sometimes main roads are useful, sometimes blocked, and sometimes they are constructed so that many settlements are inaccessible. Parallel philosophy is not a project to break the mainstream; it is a method to broaden the horizons of knowledge. It aims to add missed sources, rigorously test established arguments, communicate conventions, and not leave its conclusions free from criticism. Parallel philosophy: If only there were emotional declarations, our tradition would be great and not this philosophy. The independent philosophical method requires clear rules: how to choose a source How the opposition is presented The way in which the translation How do historical claims and original representations differ? Mithila: How to Measure Similarities and Differences Between Indian and Western Traditions. Whether the standard of proof changes when adding a social marginal note remains the same. In this chapter, the methodology of parallel philosophy is being systematized. The entire text that follows will use this method. Half of the confusion in philosophical disputes arises from the ambiguity of words. The words religion, spirit, freedom, equality, modernity, nation, knowledge, each has a meaning. The meaning of the question should be clear before starting the argument. If the definition is too narrow, exclude important examples. if it is too broad, eliminate distinctions. Therefore, the parallel method starts with a working definition, clarifies its limits, and allows the definition to be modified as the chapter progresses. The variety of forms of conceptual analysis in analytic philosophy and the use of deductive-accurate definitions in neologisms provide distinct examples of this discipline. The primary sources are original texts, letters, inscriptions, speeches, epigraphs, and contemporary documents. Secondary sources include edited versions, translations, treatises, and scholarly articles. A third source is encyclopedias, textbooks, and general summaries. Folk-sourced oral memories, songs, stories, local records, family registers, and community traditions. Parallel philosophy does not automatically regard folk-sources as inferior but explains their nature. Oral memory is not evidence of royal decree. nor are royal decrees an unbiased self-description. Each source has a different question: Who made it? When is the What is the purpose of What is the mode of transmission? Differences in the text The independent confirmation of the The Silence of the It is an intellectual fraud to deliberately weaken and defeat the opposition. This is why the eastward-northward structure is important in the Indian scriptural tradition. Parallel Philosophy adopts the theory of the possible opposites: Supporters of opposing views will be able to say if they read my description that my argument is well-founded here. The modern benefits of this rule are significant. In political and religious debates, it is easy to present the opposition as extreme and ridiculous. The discipline of philosophy resists this tendency. Criticism is valuable when it answers to real arguments. The Nyaya tradition distinguishes between truth-seeking arguments and victory-centric arguments. True judgement of the parties ' motives in a lawsuit. victory in a lawsuit. only rebuttal of the defendant without establishing his positive opinion in the dispute. These distinctions are of immense relevance in modern public life. In television debates, social media debates, and party debates, the question is never of truth or performance. Parallel philosophy considers arguments to be normative: clear claims, admissible evidence, defined terms, counterarguments, and the possibility of admitting error. Recognising nuances and differences is also part of the method as not every debate is meant to produce knowledge. There is a soft spot for one 's favourite tradition and a hard spot for the opposite. If one wants a critical edition to date Western philosophers, one also needs sources to date medieval philosophers. If one doubts the claims of royal history, one must also examine folklore properly.

Structured debate

Pūrvapakṣa

So many methods would kill the creativity of philosophy. It can be said that philosophy will become only dry research by the rule of sources, definitions, proofs, precedents, translations, and historical cautions.

Uttarapakṣa

Discipline is not the enemy of creativity In music, the grammar of the raga makes possible the creation of uninterrupted or inverted nuances. Philosophical discipline prevents fiction from being presented as fact. Independent narration is more powerful when the reader knows where history ends and the author 's new argument begins.

Parallel conclusion

The methodology of parallel philosophy is neither merely comparative philosophy, nor merely regional history, nor merely social criticism. It is the combined discipline of source-review, conceptual clarity and evidentialism, strong antecedents and polymorphism, history-truth comparison, centre-piece analysis and introspection. The aim of this method is not to create new dogmas but to create a philosophical field where Mithila and Indian, Western, social, political, and religious traditions can communicate with equal critical dignity.

Section index

1. The need for a 5.1 system
2. 5.2 First rule: Define the subject clearly
3. 5.3 Second Law: Separate the Levels of Sources
4. 5.4 Third Law: Present the Former as Strong
5. 5.5 Fourth Law: The Difference Between Argumentation and Criticism
6. 5.6 Fifth Rule: The Uniform Test of Evidence
7. 5.7 Sixth Law: History and philosophy are separate but interconnected
8. 5.8 Seventh Law: Treat Translation as a Philosophical Problem
9. 5.9 The Eighth Law: The Three Levels of Comparison
10. 5.10 The Ninth Law: The Study of Both the Center and the Marginal
11. 5.11 The Tenth Law: The Interrogation of Experience and Theory
12. 5.12 Analysis and genealogical and phenomenological descriptions
13. 5.13 Distinction of original rendering and sources
14. 5.14 The Twelve Steps of the Method
15. 5.15 The ethics of the method
16. 5.16 Self-examination: Parallel Philosophy on the Criterion of Self

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Gajendra Thakur. “The Method of Parallel Philosophy.” Videha Digital Research Archive: Mithila–Vajji–Anga. Videha — https://www.videha.co.in/ · ISSN 2229-547X · GitHub mirror: https://videha-ejournal.github.io/videha/ · Digital Research Archives on GitHub: https://github.com/videha-ejournal. https://videha-ejournal.github.io/mithila-vajji-anga/records/idea/philosophy-5/