Divyadaan: Salesian Institute of Philosophy, Nashik
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Divyadaan: Salesian Institute of Philosophy is a centre for philosophical studies at Don Bosco Marg, Nashik 422 005, India
, offering bachelor's
and master's degree
courses in philosophy
.
,http://www.sdb.org and is aggregated to the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontificia Universita Salesiana, Rome
.http://www.unisal.it Divyadaan began its existence at Don Bosco Youth Centre, 4 Koregaon Road, Pune
411 001, in June 1980. In June 1984, it was shifted to its present premises at Don Bosco Marg, Nashik 422 005. It was affiliated to the Faculty of Philosophy of the Salesian Pontifical University
in 1982, and aggregated to the same faculty in March 2000 (see decree of the Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, prot. n. 1035/98). The students are mostly residential, though the centre is also open to non-residential students.
and communication
.
Dr Ivo Coelho, Reader: Chair of Gnoseology and Metaphysics
.
Dr Albano Fernandes, Lecturer: Chair of Classical Indian Philosophy.
Dr Ashley Miranda, Lecturer: Chair of Moral Philosophy.
Dr Robert Pen, Reader: Chair of Semiotics
.
Dr Savio D'Souza, Lecturer: Chair of Philosophy of Religion
.
Dr Felix Fernandes, Lecturer: Chair of Philosophical Anthropology.
Dr Edison Fernandes, Lecturer: Chair of Educational Psychology.
Dr John Sequeira, Associate: Chair of Philosophy of the Human Person.
Dr Maria Arockiam Kanaga, Associate: Chair of Contemporary Indian Philosophy.
Dr Stanislaus Swamikannu, Associate: Chair of Modern and Contemporary Western Philosophy.
Dr Jacob Srampickal, Associate: Chair of Philosophy of Communication.
Dr Nelson Falcao.
Dr Matthew Coutinho.
Vinod Mascarenhas.
Valerian Pereira.
Solomon Rapol.
Diego Nunes.
Barbara Braganza.
V.S. Vamane.
Anelfreda Miranda.
Jacob Palaparambil.
Leon Rodrigues. http://www.divyadaan.org/Staff/Staff.htm
(ISSN 0972-2211). The journal, which began publication in 1984-85 under the title Divyadaan: A Philosophical Annual, is issued three times a year. Besides articles of a philosophical and educational nature, it publishes also abstracts of doctoral dissertations in philosophy, education and communication done by people in the South Asia
area, as also book review
s and notices.http://www.divyadaan.org/Journal/Journal.htm
, education, sociology
, religion
, empirical science, arts
, literature
, and salesiana. It receives over 100 periodicals and magazine
s, scholarly and otherwise, mostly in English, but also in French, German and Italian. The classification is a modified version of the Dewey Decimal System. In place of decimals, codes are given to authors. Thus an original work of Kant
is classified as 193 KA, while a study on Kant is classified as 193 KA / SMI.N. This has the advantage of simplifying the classification as well as keeping original works of authors and studies together.
, having on its staff at least two specialists, Dr Robert Pen (PhD in Lonergan's Philosophy of Communication), and Dr Ivo Coelho (PhD on the notion of the universal viewpoint in Lonergan), besides others who are interested in the area. However, no formal "Lonergan Centre" has as yet been set up.
Pen and Coelho are members of the fledgling Asian Lonergan Association.
Coelho has set up a collaborative blog, Indian Christian Writings: A Bibliography. This, being a contribution to the functional specialty Research, is an effort to kickstart the implementation of Lonergan's theological method in India. Hopefully the bibliography will open up avenues for further research (e.g. in terms of critical editions and translations of sources, as for example is being done in the case of Thomas Stephens), interpretation, and history. Dialectic and generation of foundations should then follow, and doctrines mediated into Indian contexts, systematics, and communications. It must be noted that foundations will flow not merely from text-based scholarship but also on appropriation of grass-roots experience of living the faith in contexts marked by a multiplicity of religions as well as poverty, social stratification, etc.
. Ivo Coelho recently edited Brahman and Person: Essays by Richard De Smet (Motilal Banarsidass, 2010), and is currently working on Understanding Sankara: Essays by Richard De Smet.
, author of the Arte da Lingoa Canarim, reputed to be the first grammar of a modern Indian language worked out by an European; Doutrina Christam; and the Khristapurana
. Nelson Falcao has a PhD in the thought of Thomas Stephens, and has, in 2009, published the Marsden version of the Khristapurana, along with a translation into contemporary Marathi. Ivo Coelho is writing a historical introduction to a forthcoming edition of the Arte da Lingoa Canarim to be published in Goa.
Coelho, Ivo. "Hermeneutics as a Return to the Concrete: Fred Lawrence's Meditations on Heidegger, Gadamer and Lonergan." Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education 19/1-2 (2008) 235-268.
Coelho, Ivo. "Bibliography of the Writings of Frederick G. Lawrence." Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education 19/1-2 (2008) 283-290.
Coelho, Ivo, ed. Brahman and Person: Essays by Richard De Smet. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2010.
Coelho, Ivo, ed. Violence and its Victims: A Challenge to Philosophizing in the Indian Context. Papers presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the ACPI held at Anugraha, Dindigul, T.N., 19-22 October 2009. Association of Christian Philosophers of India, vol. 11. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 2010.
Falcao, Nelson. "Christology in the Writings of Narayan Vaman Tilak (1861-1919)." Jeevadhara 38 (2008) 223-231.
Falcao, Nelson, ed. and tr. Phadara Thomas Stiphanskrta Khristapurana: Purana 1 va 2: Sudharita ani vistarita sampurna avrtti hastalikhita Marsden Marathi padya pratitila sloka, Marathi bhasantara; vistrta sandarbha, parisiste va granthasuchi. Bangalore: Kristu Jyoti Publications, 2009.
Pen, Robert. "Effects of Western Media on Indian Culture." Pluralism of Pluralism: A Pluralistic Probe into Philosophizing. Ed. Keith D'Souza. Bangalore: ATC Publications, 2008. 275-298.
Pen, Robert. "Educommunication." Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education 21/1 (2010) 65-81.
Contributions to the ACPI Encyclopedia of Philosophy
: Ivo Coelho (Analogy; Critical Realism; De Smet, Richard; Foundationalism); Nelson Falcao (Thomas Stephens [1549-1619]); Ashley Miranda (Conscience; Duty; Justice); Robert Pen (Communication; Media - in India; Rumour).
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, offering bachelor's
Bachelor's degree
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and master's degree
Master's degree
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courses in philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
.
The Institute
The institute is run by the international Catholic religious society called the Salesians of Don BoscoSalesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
,http://www.sdb.org and is aggregated to the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontificia Universita Salesiana, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.http://www.unisal.it Divyadaan began its existence at Don Bosco Youth Centre, 4 Koregaon Road, Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
411 001, in June 1980. In June 1984, it was shifted to its present premises at Don Bosco Marg, Nashik 422 005. It was affiliated to the Faculty of Philosophy of the Salesian Pontifical University
Salesian Pontifical University
The Salesian Pontifical University is a pontifical university in Italy run by the Salesian order...
in 1982, and aggregated to the same faculty in March 2000 (see decree of the Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, prot. n. 1035/98). The students are mostly residential, though the centre is also open to non-residential students.
Program of Studies
The first cycle, which ends in a bachelor's degree, covers three years. The second cycle, which ends in a master's degree, covers two years. The master's degree course offers specializations in educationEducation
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
.
Teaching Staff
The teaching staff consists of the following:Dr Ivo Coelho, Reader: Chair of Gnoseology and Metaphysics
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
.
Dr Albano Fernandes, Lecturer: Chair of Classical Indian Philosophy.
Dr Ashley Miranda, Lecturer: Chair of Moral Philosophy.
Dr Robert Pen, Reader: Chair of Semiotics
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
.
Dr Savio D'Souza, Lecturer: Chair of Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy concerned with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, the examination of religious experience, analysis of religious language and texts, and the relationship of religion and science...
.
Dr Felix Fernandes, Lecturer: Chair of Philosophical Anthropology.
Dr Edison Fernandes, Lecturer: Chair of Educational Psychology.
Dr John Sequeira, Associate: Chair of Philosophy of the Human Person.
Dr Maria Arockiam Kanaga, Associate: Chair of Contemporary Indian Philosophy.
Dr Stanislaus Swamikannu, Associate: Chair of Modern and Contemporary Western Philosophy.
Dr Jacob Srampickal, Associate: Chair of Philosophy of Communication.
Dr Nelson Falcao.
Dr Matthew Coutinho.
Vinod Mascarenhas.
Valerian Pereira.
Solomon Rapol.
Diego Nunes.
Barbara Braganza.
V.S. Vamane.
Anelfreda Miranda.
Jacob Palaparambil.
Leon Rodrigues. http://www.divyadaan.org/Staff/Staff.htm
Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education
The centre publishes a journal called Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and EducationDivyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education
Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education is published three times a year by Divyadaan: Salesian Institute of Philosophy, Nashik, India. It focuses mainly on philosophy, with interest also in the streams of education and communication, which are the two specializations offered by the Institute...
(ISSN 0972-2211). The journal, which began publication in 1984-85 under the title Divyadaan: A Philosophical Annual, is issued three times a year. Besides articles of a philosophical and educational nature, it publishes also abstracts of doctoral dissertations in philosophy, education and communication done by people in the South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
area, as also book review
Book review
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review could be a primary source opinion piece, summary review or scholarly review. It is often carried out in periodicals, as school work, or on the internet. Reviews are also often...
s and notices.http://www.divyadaan.org/Journal/Journal.htm
Library
The library has about 33,000 volumes, mostly in philosophy, but also in psychologyPsychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, education, sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
, empirical science, arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
, literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, and salesiana. It receives over 100 periodicals and magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
s, scholarly and otherwise, mostly in English, but also in French, German and Italian. The classification is a modified version of the Dewey Decimal System. In place of decimals, codes are given to authors. Thus an original work of Kant
KANT
KANT is a computer algebra system for mathematicians interested in algebraic number theory, performing sophisticated computations in algebraic number fields, in global function fields, and in local fields. KASH is the associated command line interface...
is classified as 193 KA, while a study on Kant is classified as 193 KA / SMI.N. This has the advantage of simplifying the classification as well as keeping original works of authors and studies together.
Lonergan Studies
Divyadaan is, for India, the centre for studies in the philosopher-theologian-economist Bernard LonerganBernard Lonergan
Fr. Bernard J.F. Lonergan, CC, SJ was a Canadian Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as one of the most important Catholic thinkers of the twentieth century....
, having on its staff at least two specialists, Dr Robert Pen (PhD in Lonergan's Philosophy of Communication), and Dr Ivo Coelho (PhD on the notion of the universal viewpoint in Lonergan), besides others who are interested in the area. However, no formal "Lonergan Centre" has as yet been set up.
Pen and Coelho are members of the fledgling Asian Lonergan Association.
Coelho has set up a collaborative blog, Indian Christian Writings: A Bibliography. This, being a contribution to the functional specialty Research, is an effort to kickstart the implementation of Lonergan's theological method in India. Hopefully the bibliography will open up avenues for further research (e.g. in terms of critical editions and translations of sources, as for example is being done in the case of Thomas Stephens), interpretation, and history. Dialectic and generation of foundations should then follow, and doctrines mediated into Indian contexts, systematics, and communications. It must be noted that foundations will flow not merely from text-based scholarship but also on appropriation of grass-roots experience of living the faith in contexts marked by a multiplicity of religions as well as poverty, social stratification, etc.
De Smet Studies
Divyadaan may also be considered a centre of interest in the work of the Jesuit indologist Richard De SmetRichard De Smet
Richard De Smet was a Jesuit Indologist and missionary to India.- Life :Born at Charleroi, Belgium, he came to India as a young student of theology in 1946...
. Ivo Coelho recently edited Brahman and Person: Essays by Richard De Smet (Motilal Banarsidass, 2010), and is currently working on Understanding Sankara: Essays by Richard De Smet.
Thomas Stephens Studies
A third focus of interest at Divyadaan is the work of the English Jesuit Thomas StephensThomas Stephens
Thomas Stephens was a Welsh historian and critic. He was born at Pont Nedd Fechan, Glamorganshire, the son of a shoemaker. His works include The Literature of the Kymry , The History of Trial by Jury in Wales, and an essay in which he demolished the claim of the Welsh under Madoc to the discovery...
, author of the Arte da Lingoa Canarim, reputed to be the first grammar of a modern Indian language worked out by an European; Doutrina Christam; and the Khristapurana
Krista Purana
Krista Purana, |Fr.Thomas Stephens, S.J.]] . Adopting the literary form of the Hindu puranas it retells the entire story of mankind, from the creation days to the time of Jesus in lyrical verse form. The Christian Puranas - 11,000 stanzas of 4 verses - were very popular in the churches of the area...
. Nelson Falcao has a PhD in the thought of Thomas Stephens, and has, in 2009, published the Marsden version of the Khristapurana, along with a translation into contemporary Marathi. Ivo Coelho is writing a historical introduction to a forthcoming edition of the Arte da Lingoa Canarim to be published in Goa.
Publications
Coelho, Ivo. Hermeneutics and Method: The 'Universal Viewpoint' in Bernard Lonergan. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001.Coelho, Ivo. "Hermeneutics as a Return to the Concrete: Fred Lawrence's Meditations on Heidegger, Gadamer and Lonergan." Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education 19/1-2 (2008) 235-268.
Coelho, Ivo. "Bibliography of the Writings of Frederick G. Lawrence." Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education 19/1-2 (2008) 283-290.
Coelho, Ivo, ed. Brahman and Person: Essays by Richard De Smet. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2010.
Coelho, Ivo, ed. Violence and its Victims: A Challenge to Philosophizing in the Indian Context. Papers presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the ACPI held at Anugraha, Dindigul, T.N., 19-22 October 2009. Association of Christian Philosophers of India, vol. 11. Bangalore: Asian Trading Corporation, 2010.
Falcao, Nelson. "Christology in the Writings of Narayan Vaman Tilak (1861-1919)." Jeevadhara 38 (2008) 223-231.
Falcao, Nelson, ed. and tr. Phadara Thomas Stiphanskrta Khristapurana: Purana 1 va 2: Sudharita ani vistarita sampurna avrtti hastalikhita Marsden Marathi padya pratitila sloka, Marathi bhasantara; vistrta sandarbha, parisiste va granthasuchi. Bangalore: Kristu Jyoti Publications, 2009.
Pen, Robert. "Effects of Western Media on Indian Culture." Pluralism of Pluralism: A Pluralistic Probe into Philosophizing. Ed. Keith D'Souza. Bangalore: ATC Publications, 2008. 275-298.
Pen, Robert. "Educommunication." Divyadaan: Journal of Philosophy and Education 21/1 (2010) 65-81.
Contributions to the ACPI Encyclopedia of Philosophy
ACPI Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The ACPI Encyclopedia of Philosophy is an encyclopedia of philosophy produced by the Association of Christian Philosophers of India , with Johnson J. Puthenpurackal as Editor-in-Chief and George Panthanmackel as Associate Editor...
: Ivo Coelho (Analogy; Critical Realism; De Smet, Richard; Foundationalism); Nelson Falcao (Thomas Stephens [1549-1619]); Ashley Miranda (Conscience; Duty; Justice); Robert Pen (Communication; Media - in India; Rumour).