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Vadaparampara: Introduction to Indian Tradition of Argumentation
About the course
The term Vada refers to debate, argumentation, dialogue, discussion, discourse, and even theory. India’s intellectual tradition has thrived, flourished, and progressed on the strong foundations of debates and argumentation on various ideas and thoughts. This tradition of Vada imbibed the democratic and pluralistic values in the intellectual discourse of India which is a unique feature of Indian civilization. Indian Literature offers various theories of Vada, classifies different types of Vada, and also provides ample stories of debates and dialogues from the scriptures, legends, and epics.
This course teaches/offers
- Theoretical aspects of Vada as discussed in ancient Indian literature.
- Overview of the history, development, and the nature of such tradition of argumentation in the Indian subcontinent.
- Develop critical thinking, and an inquisitive approach.
Duration: 10 Hours Mode: Online
Day 1 :
Nature of Vada, Brief Classification of Vada, Rules and Ethics of Vada, History and Development of Vada tradition,
Nature of Vadasabha in Ancient India.
Day 2 :
History of Vada, Prominent Texts on Vada in Indian literature.
Day 3 :
Rules and Theory of Vada, Debates from the Upanisads.
Day 4 :
Debates from Mahabharata, Ramayana, Debates from Philosophical and literary texts.
Day 5 :
Debates of Sankaracarya, Debates from Socio-political texts.
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