This group is for discussion of the ideas in Prof. S.N. Balagangadhara's book : The Heathen in His Blindness : Asia, the West and the Dynamic of Religion.
Dear Kannan, Thanks for elucidating what you think could be Arun's suggestion. I have only a short reply to make. If one wants to develop the story about
Dear Balu, I'm reading this thread with interest. On 'engineering normative', I think Arun is saying that it is an example of a 'normative' that is not
Dear Arun, 1. Of course, there are other normative statements besides ethical ones: even aesthetic statements are normative (when you judge something to be
Dear Arun, On a more fundamental level there appears to be a problem with Ackoff's statement that corruption is a product of scarce resources. What does he
In reply to the three comments so far: 1. I believe there are normative statements that are not moral/ethical. For instance, legally normative and engineering