A Philosopher's Ruminations

  From Pure Thought to ‘Mere’ Concepts ------ Vaibhav Narula   [The following article is a part of the concluding summary of my PhD thesis ‘From Concepts to Reality: A Philosophical Analysis’. A more complete textual proof and philosophical analysis can be found in chapter 1 and 2 of my doctoral thesis. The following is a philosophical elucidation of a major transitional period in history of philosophy. This article is forthcoming in Philosophical Traditions of The World, University of Mumbai Press.]   It is often heard that philosophy is based on ‘mere concepts’, and that concepts are not enough to provide us into knowledge of reality and that they are merely subjective. The traditional role of philosophy is however to enlighten us about the nature of reality as such and this role of philosophy came from a belief in the underlying unity of thought and being, truth in ancient philosophy was valid thought. Below is a philosophical reflection on history of a period that marks t