Rolla Das

In an excellent article, “Struggling with the uncertainty of life under coronavirus? How Kierkegaard’s philosophy can help”, published in The Conversation, Patrick Stokes, presents an analysis of life and uncertainty during COVID 19 in the world. The world, people, their lives, dreams and aspirations, the very possibility of a future, the nature and reality of it faced an enormous challenge – the challenge of presence, or the existence or being after the pandemic. This could be because many of us could not conceive what after meant. New vocabulary, newer appearances and still newer methods of communication alerted to a “new normal”. Many students, teachers, workers from all spheres of life, people in general, did not always felt jubilant with the attempted vibrancy of the term, “now normal”. People waited.

Sundar Sarukkai is a philosopher and is currently associated with the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore as a Professor of Philosophy. His research interests range from philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, postmodernism, phenomenology to philosophy of art. A critical philosopher whocan, with élan, and a certain sense of analytical rigour, transverse the philosophical terrains between the Western and Indian traditions. He has authored several books, such as Translating the World: Science and Language, Philosophy of Symmetry and Indian Philosophy and Philosophy of Science. Hehas earned his doctoral degree from Purdue University, USA following which he has been associated with several institutes such as Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Manipal University and National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. He has been the Founder-Director, Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities, Manipal University, Manipal. He can be reached at [email protected]

Rajan Gurukkal is a leading social scientist and is currently the Sundararajan Visiting Professor at Centre for Contemporary Studies, Indian Institute of Science. He has been the former Vice Chancellor, M. G. University, Kottayam, Kerala. An avid reader, critical theorist and a prolific writer, he has authored several monographs, research articles and has been actively engaged with several projects in association with UGC, the Ford Foundation to name a few. His research interests explore the historiographic dimensions and dialectical processes involving the state and society. He can be reached at [email protected]

Tattva Journal of Philosophy, published by Christ University aims to share critical studies and in-depth reflections and analyses of concerns of human life, in order to further the directions and transformations human society needs to evolve into. This issue brings forth articles to provide a diverse range of philosophical concerns that require analysis for furthering conceptually, well articulated perspectives on philosophers, self-reflective principles, ideations and ideologies underlying policies and community ethos.