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1/2 A (interesting?) question for students of Indian intellectual thought: are there examples of ancient Indian thinkers/philosophers who began as participants in one philosophical school (darsana) and subsequently "converted" to another following engagement with another:
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Is there a good history of these covering both religion/philosophy and science/math? I only know of major ones like Aryabhata, Sankara and only in passing via school history plus some Wikipedia. Feels like we need a Durant Story of Philosophy type book. Maybe you should write it.
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Excellent! I haven’t been inspired to pick up your Mahabharata thing tbf because it’s not my kind of fiction, but I’d definitely read a history of Indian intellectual traditions Especially if you are able to situate it globally with others, mixing with Islamic/European etc.
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Not much about Math/sci but this book covers religious, philosophical, Indian aesthetics & literary debates. Also has with some debates 'in' lit. Also there's some coverage on modern theological debates by Raja ram mohan Roy, Dayanand Saraswati & how modern debates have changed.
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