University of North Texas 
Workshop and Lecture on Jaina Logic and Epistemology
Enriching Civil Discourse: Vāda as a Vehicle for Not-One-Sided (Anekānta) Debate?
Dr. Amy Donahue (Kennesaw State University) is a publicly engaged intellectual working at the intersection of Indian philosophies, feminist and gender theory, and epistemology. Join Jain Studies at UNT for a workshop and colloquium with Dr. Donahue focusing on the broad relevance of Indian models of reasoning and debate to public discourse as well as critical pedagogy today.
Workshop: October 16, 6 to 9 pm, ENV 115
On October 16, Dr. Donahue will visit graduate seminar PHIL 5650 to run a workshop
open to all faculty and grads. This syllabus and pedagogy workshop will introduce
Indian theories of knowledge and methods of argumentation and help participants strategize
ways to incorporate these materials into logic classes, philosophy classes, and any
other courses where critical thinking is a core objective.
Colloquium: October 18, 3 pm, ENV 110
On October 18, Dr. Donahue will give a talk for the colloquium series in the Department
of Philosophy and Religion that will connect Jaina logic and epistemology to her work
developing the Vāda Project, a web application that teaches pramāṇa-vāda, a classic
style of philosophical debate developed in ancient India and used for over a millennium.
Light catering at the colloquium provided courtesy of Jain Studies.
Programming in Jain Studies at UNT is made possible by the generosity of the Jain
Education and Research Foundation and the continued support of the Jain Society of
North Texas and the UNT Department of Philosophy and Religion.
