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Introduction
This curriculum offers insights into the Indian perspective on ‘Intuition’ as a higher-order faculty governing humans. This course has been designed keeping in mind the needs of MSc Vedic Sciences students and their future needs. All the modules discussed in the curriculum are highly essential and help to outline the human cognitive perspectives in the Indian knowledge systems. Thorough research has gone into the design of the curriculum.
Program educational Objective(s)
- To provide a well-rounded introduction to intuition as a higher-level cognitive mechanism, both from the modern viewpoint and the deeper perspective from the Indian śāstras, as well as an appreciation of the relevance of intuition to the evolution of human society and its future.
Course Outcome
At the end of the course the student will be able to –
- Understand the concept of intuition from the modern perspective
- Understand the concept of intuition more deeply from the Indian śāstras
- Appreciate the intuitive foundation of Indian knowledge systems and society
- Appreciate the key role of intuition in human evolution and its future
Curriculum
Module I
Intuition – motivation and modern perspective
- anubandha-catuṣṭayam – what is intuition and why is it relevant?
- Background concepts – multi-dimensionality and holographic-ness
- Evidence from quantum physics and neuroscience
- Intuition as holographic higher-dimensional access
Module II
Intuition – as per the Indian śāstras
- The Indian model of knowledge and its unique aspects
- pramāṇas, śabda-pramāṇa and intuition as yogaja-pratyakṣam
- śāstric foundation of intuition from sāṅkhya and yoga darśanas
- sāṅkhya-darśana – core concepts and satkāryavāda
- sāṅkhya-darśana – puruṣa, prakṛti, triguṇa model
- sāṅkhya-darśana – 25 tattvas, prasava and pratiprasava
- yoga darśana – core concepts – citta, vṛttis, samādhi, kaivalya
- yoga darśana – aṣṭāṅga-yoga – eight aṅgas and their roles
- yoga darśana – various saṃyamas and intuitive siddhis
- yoga darśana – holographic intuition as ṛtambhara-prajñā
- From other śāstras– applied intuition as pratibhā
- Intuition – samanvaya of modern and śāstric perspectives
Module III
Intuition and human evolution – relevance and implications
- Intuition and the Evolution of Indian śāstras and Society
- Relevance of intuition as a tool for decision-making and innovation
- Intuition and the past and future of human evolution
- Discussion and conclusion
Evaluation & Assessment Methods Used
Formative Assessment:
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- Continuous Evaluation (Continuous Assessment)
- 40% weightage: 40 marks
- Formative Assessment will be based on a continuous comprehensive pattern
- There shall be assignments and quizzes
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Summative Assessment:
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- End Term Examination
- 60% weightage: 60 marks
- There shall be an End-term examination of 60 marks
Formative Evaluation-The answer sheet of the formative examination will be shown to individual students, and the student will be guided on how to improve upon the performance.
Summative Evaluation – The end-term examination shall be conducted as per the university examination schedule. The paper, for Theory, shall be assessed by the teacher who teaches the course.
References
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- Yogasutra
- Nyaaya-siddhaanta-muktaavali
- Saankhya-kaarikaa
Indic Knowledge Landscape
Credits 2 (L-T-P 2-0-0, Lecture 30 hours)
Why should you attend?
If you are curious to know whether there is an indigenous knowledge in India and its diversity and spread of coverage, this course is for you. It will demystify the various sources from vedas to folklore encompassing Indian culture in just 30 hours. You will get to know what is the subject matter of the Vedas, Upanishads, Shastras, Puranas etc., in a way you can relate to modern knowledge.
Course Objectives
To introduce learners to the landscape of Vedic literature with broad taxonomy of Indic knowledge systems.
Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of the sources of Vedic knowledge
- Comprehension of the seamless nature of Vedic knowledge
- Understand the purpose and utility of Vedic knowledge systems in enriching human life
Indic Reasoning and debating
Credits 2 (L-T-P 2-0-0, Lecture 30 hours)
Why should you attend?
Have you ever felt that something you read on social media does not make any logical sense but do not know why? Have you felt the need to win arguments with friends regardless of their motive of argument? Did you know that there are sixteen types of mistakes one can commit and you can counter any opponent in a debate by learning India’s celebrated science of debate?
If so, this course is for you. It will make you appreciate why India was the capital of knowledge and debates for millennia and why people came from all over the world to study here. This course will introduce Tarka – The Indian logic system and methodology of structured debate.
After completing this course you can exactly pinpoint fallacies in social media arguments.
Course Objectives
- Ability to make use of debate exchanges and definitions and classification systems drawn from Indic manuals, learners understand the systematic process to challenge and defend assertions made in the course of debate.
Learning Outcomes
Learner transforms into a persuasive communicator with ability to-
- Defend statements using clear, logical reasons
- Choose relevant statements to defend
- Support the arguments with well-chosen evidence, which is explanatory and thoroughly analyzed
The structure and method of Indic shastras
Credits 2 (L-T-P 2-0-0, Lecture 30 hours)
Why should you attend?
Did you know that India is unique in having a science of how to do scientific enquiry? All Indian sciences follow a standard template that enables the systematic mining of Indic texts. If you know this template you can understand any shastra(Indic sciences) easily. It also helps in artificial intelligence where knowledge representation is crucial.
Course Objectives
To understand the exposition style common to all Indian Shaastras or scientific treatises. This throws light on Bhaaratiiya method of scientific discourse.
Learning Outcomes
- Ability for independent study of Indic shaastra texts to explore contemporary relevance
- Ability to navigate Indic texts for concept search and knowledge mining applications
- Ability to paraphrase Indic shaastra content to novice mainstream-educated audience
Vedic human psychology
Credits 3 (L-T-P 3-0-0, Lecture 45 hours)
Why should you attend?
Who does not want to be happy all the time? But we are constantly surrounded by things that make us unhappy. What is in us that causes grief. Is it the outside circumstance or something in us that responds? Who am I? How Many Grades of Happiness exist? Why do I like some things and do not like others? How to help others in distress?
The answer to all these questions was the central pursuit of India for millenia. India offers the most comprehensive understanding of human nature that is central to all aspects of human life. This course gives you the essence of this knowledge without overwhelming you with the details.
It unifies spirituality, religion, psychology, aesthetics by enunciating their common underlying principles.
Course Objectives
To give a basic understanding of human psychology and the motives of human behavior. To serve as the foundation for all humanities disciplines. This course integrates several western models of psychology with a common taxonomy derived from Vedic perspective. It also introduces a novel Vedic model derived from several Vedic sources including Upanishads, Sankhya-Yoga, Tantra, Bhaagavatam, Jyotisha, Natyashaastra and Mimaamsa.
Learning Outcomes
After completion of this course students will be able to
- Comprehend the basic meaning & nature of western psychology
- Compare and contrast various paradigms of western psychology
- Understand and evaluate various fundamental concepts of Vedic psychology
- Juxtapose western and Vedic understanding of human personality
- Diagnose various psychological issues and create an intervention plan by integrating western and Vedic principles
Scientific thinking
Credits 2 (L-T-P 2-0-0, Lecture 30 hours)
Why should you attend?
Modern-day parents want their children to imbibe scientific thinking and be innovators in whatever area they choose to pursue. However, today’s school education system focuses on informing the findings of science but not the method of scientific thinking and model-based reasoning in a formal way. This course hones three key skills of scientific thinking, namely, abstraction, classification and inference essential to become a creative scientist.
This course introduces India’s science of building scientific models and analyzing the soundness of any theory. It helps one become a discerning scientist and appreciate scientific works better.
Course Objectives
To elucidate the fundamental aspects of knowledge, its creation, its process and the method of scientific inquiry. To introduce the Navya Nyaya approach of model building.
Learning Outcomes
After the completion of this course students will be able to
- Understand Model based reasoning as the method of all scientific inquiry
- Assess the robustness of scientific models according to criteria laid out in Vedic scientific system
- Build robust scientific models for use in simulating real world systems
- Recontextualize Vedic shaastras as scientific models for a contemporary application.
