Jose_Nandhikkara

Jose Nandhikkara

Jose Nandhikkara

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Jose Nandhikkara CMI (born 16 February 1964) is a professor of philosophy[1] at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram and Christ University,[2][3] both in Bangalore, India. He is the author of several books including Environmental Interface: Literature, Law, Science, Philosophy and Ethical Interface: Literature, Economics, Politics, Religion.

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Birth and education

Jose Nandhikkara was born on 16 February 1964. He joined the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (C.M.I.), Devamatha province, Thrissur. He studied Bachelor of Philosophy (1986) and Bachelor of Theology (1993) at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bengaluru.

Career and post-graduate study

On 1 January 1994, he was ordained a priest in the Syro-Malabar Church. He then studied for his Licentiate in Systematic Philosophy at Gregorian University, Rome[4] Italy and graduated in 1997. His Licentiate thesis was “Natural Religion according to J. H. Newman.” In 1999, he completed an MA in Philosophy and Theology at Oxford University, UK. His thesis title was “Religion according to Ludwig Wittgenstein.” He earned a PhD in Philosophy at Warwick University, UK, in 2004; his dissertation title was "Being Human from a Religious Point of View after Wittgenstein."[2]

Nandhikkara is a Fellow with the International Dialogue Centre - KAICIID[5] and is Chief Editor of the Journal of Dharma.[6]

Publications

  • Being Human after Wittgenstein: A Philosophical Anthropology (2011)
  • Ethical Interface: Literature, Economics, Politics, Religion (2014)
  • Environmental Interface: Literature, Law, Science, Philosophy (2015)
  • Religious Interface: Secular, Sacred, Rationality (2016)
  • Nurturing Dialogue: Perspectives and Projects (2017)
  • Feminine Genius: Perspectives and Projects (2017)
  • Exploring Identity and Alterity: Perspectives and Projects (2020).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram Bangalore". Dvk.in. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. [2]
    Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram website, Philosophy Faculty, retrieved 2024-03-05
  3. [3]
    Christ University website, Dr Jose Nandhikkara, retrieved 2024-03-05
  4. [4]
    "Google". Google.co.in. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. [5]
    Kaiciid website, Rev. Jose Nandhikkara CMI, retrieved 2024-03-05
  6. [6]
    St Francis Xavier website, Journal of Dharma, retrieved 2024-03-05


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