The Nuance of Affirmation: The Epistemological Foundation of Sundanese Wisdom  

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Djunatan, Stephanus

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Melintas: An International Journal of Philosophy and Religion vol. 25 no. 01 (Apr. 2009), page 57-73.
Topik: Principle of affirmation; correlative thinking; Sundanese worldview; Tritangtu; Nagara Padang; intercultural dialogues of knowledge
Fulltext: 25_01_Stephanus Djunatan.pdf (172.68KB)

Isi artikel

One who learns and reads Western Philosophy is familiar with the Decartes' proposition 'cogito ergo sum'. This proposition becomes ontological and epistemological reason of our existence. Nevertheless, one can also explore another reason of existence, not only this Cartesian proposition considered the universal. A nuance of affirmation implied within a local tradition of wisdom can be the other ontological and epistemological reason. Therefore, an exploration the nuance of affirmation in Asian tradition of wisdom is necessarily discovered this alternative reason of existence (1). One can discover such alternative reason from a local worldview and philosophical narration in a local tradition of wisdom (2). This article observes the worldview and philosophical narration of Sundanese people. The observation offers a further interpretation to the Sundanese worldview and philosophical narration. The purpose of this interpretation is to formulate the nuance of affirmation as it is implied in the local system of knowledge. A principle of affirmation is derived from the interpretation of the system of knowledge (3). The interpretation also becomes a further invitation to explore and to find out an intercultural understanding and dialogues of various systems of knowledge (4).

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