I recently read this argument: "Once all works in #Sanskrit [but you can substitute any other language] are translated into English, no one will be interested in Sanskrit any more". I think that the opposite is the case: The only reason why Sanskrit is not among the 4--5 most 1/2
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important philosophical languages, is that people don't know enough about
#SanskritPhilosophy. Once more thinkers become aware of the richness of Sanskrit works, this will be studied, e.g., in all philosophy departments, like Latin, Greek and German. 2/22 replies 1 retweet 16 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @elisa_freschi
I agree completely. I'd say the same for Classical Chinese philosophy. Having high-quality philosophical translations in English only increases interest in the original languages.
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Yes, in both cases. I’m realizing that I need to know both to work on the things I want to work on. I’m sure I’ll keep doing phil cog sci, but I want to dive deeper into early Yogācāra...and TBH, I wanna read Zhuangzi as well!
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