A Perspective on Epistemology and Ontology of Indian Psychology

Dharm P. S. Bhawuk
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Dharm P. S. Bhawuk: Professor of Management and Culture and Community Psychology, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa H. Smith Richardson Visiting Fellow, Center for Creative Leadership, USA bhawuk@hawaii.edu

Psychology and Developing Societies, 2010, vol. 22, issue 1, 157-190

Abstract: The epistemology of Indian Psychology (IP) is akin to that of Indian Philosophy or in general the Indian world view of knowledge, truth and belief about making sense of the self and the world. In this article, the epistemological and ontological foundations of IP are derived from a verse from the Ishopanishad and corroborated by verses from the Bhagavad-Gita. In doing so, epistemological questions like what is knowledge in IP or what knowledge (or theories) should IP develop and how (the methodology) are answered. Similarly, ontological questions like what is the being that is the focus of IP research or are biomechanical or spiritual-social-biological beings of interest to IP are addressed. The simplicity and clarity of this derivation fulfils the twin research criteria of parsimony and aesthetics. The role of epistemology and ontology in constructing cultural meaning for theory, method and practice of IP is discussed.

Keywords: Epistemology; ontology; Indian psychology; Indian worldview (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1177/097133360902200106

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