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Department of Philosophy

University of Peradeniya


Ms.Mallika Rajaratnam

B.A [Hons], (Jaffna), M.A (Mysore)

mallikapera@yahoo.com
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PUBLICATIONS


  • ‘Philosophy of Mathematics and Edmund Husserl’s Phenomenology’ - A Research Paper presented at the Seminar organized by Dept of Philosophy and Psychology and International Research Center, University of Peradeniya- July 2014
  • ‘Professor Kalupahana’s New Reading on Nagarjuna’ - A Research Paper Presented at the Seminar, Dept of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Peradeniya, April, 2014
  • “Immanuel Kant’s Political Philosophy and the Perpetual Peace” – A research Paper presented at the world Philosophy Day Symposium at the University of Peradeniya November 20, 2013
  • “Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason and Transcendental Understanding”- A Research paper presented at University of Athens, Greece in the preceding the worldPhilosophy Congress Conference organized by the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy Washington D.C August 1-3, 2013
  • “Rabindranath Tagore’s Message to Ceylon and His visit to Jaffna” an Research Article published in the Volume on Tagore and Sri Lanka by Indian Cultural Centre- 2013 May
  • “Critique of Pure Reason as Special Science- an Integral Approach”- A Research paper Presented at International Philosophy Day Symposium on Philosophy East and West, 2012 November, University of Peradeniya
  • ‘Thomas Kuhn’s the Structure of Scientific Revolution and Social Sciences’A Research paper presented at University of Jaffna International Research Conference JUICE 2012 July, University of Jaffna.
  • ‘Philosophy of Universal Humanism and Aesthetics of Rabindranath Tagore’ - Research Article published by in The Commemorative Volume on The Seashore of Humanity University of Calcutta, India, 2012
  • ‘Ananda Kentsh Coomaraswamy’s Contribution to Sri Lankan Art with Special Reference to his Medieval Sinhalese Art’ - an Abstract - 5th Research Conference at The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka March 30-31, 2012
  • ‘Ananda Coomaraswamy’s Universal Philosophy and Comparative Aesthetics’ a Research paper presented at the Symposium on Ananda Coomaraswamy to mark the 135th Birth Anniversary –January 31, 2012
  • ‘Transformative Epistemology of Universal Ethics and Philosophy of Justice with special Reference to the Critique of Practical Reason’ a Research paper Presented at the International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka -16th and 17th of December 2011
  • ‘Philosophers on History and Universal History’ a Paper presented at the Panel Discussion on ‘Philosophy of History’ organized by the Dept of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Peradeniya to mark the international Philosophy Day 2011, 1st of December 2011
  • “Philosophy of Humanistic Universalism of Rabindranath Tagore” An Article Published in the 150th Birth Anniversary Commemorative Volume on ‘Remembering Rabindranath Tagore’, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka May 2011 [ Tamil Article]
  • “Ananda Kentish Coomarswamy’s Contribution to Aesthetic Anthropology and Philosophy of Indian Art” A Research paper presented to the International Conference organized by the International Association for Asian Heritage, Sri Lanka, April 2011
  • ‘Buddhist Philosophy and Cross Cultural Understanding a Research Paper presented in the International Conference organized by the International Association for Asian Heritage. Sri Lanka, April 2011
  • ‘Philosophy of Universalism of Rabindranath Tagore’ – a paper presented in the Symposium on ‘Universality of Rabindranath Tagore’ University of Peradeniya and Tagore Society of Sri lanka, March 2011
  • “Edmund Husserls’ Phenomenology and Crisis f European Sciences’A Research Paper presented in the Philosophy conference organized by the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, March 2011
  • “Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason and the Reflexive understanding” Post Graduate Symposium, University of Peradeniya, December 2010
  • ‘ Contemplative understanding of Buddha Image and the Hermeneutic Message of Buddha’s Silence’ 4th International Conference of Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy Dec 2010
  • “Frankfurt School of Social Research and Critical Theory’ - Research paper presented inthe faculty of Arts Seminar Series, University of Peradeniya, September 2010
  • “Philosophical Methodology of Nagarjuna and Immanuel Kant” – a Presentation at The First Asian Philosophy Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 2010 March
  • Completed a Research Project on ‘Frankfurt School of Social Research and Critical Theory’ - 2009- University of Peradeniya [To be published] 100 pages
  • “Kant’s Critique of Metaphysics and Refutation of Idealism” Annual Research Session, University of Peradeniya, December, 2008
  • “Problems of Rationality in Buddhist Philosophy:” 3rd International Conference, Sri Lanka Association for Buddhist Studies, Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, December 2008
  • “Self-Understanding and Subjective Universality in the Eastern and Western Philosophical Tradition” International Conference on ‘Philosophy Emerging from Culture’ organized by Council for research in Values and Philosophy USA and held in Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea, July 2008
  • “Frankfurt School of Social Research and Critical Theory with special reference to Max Horkheimer” Annual Research Session, University of Peradeniya, 2007 November
  • “Karl Marx’s Critique on Hegel’s Philosophy of Right” Annual Research Session, University of Peradeniya, 2006 November
  • “Philosophy of Indian Art” a Research paper presented atCenter for Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, USA, 2006 June
  • “Psychology of Yoga in Bhagavad-Gita” -International Conference on Psychology and Yoga – Andhra University, Vishakapattnam, India, 2006 January
  • “Jean Paul Sartre’s Marxist Phenomenology and the Critique of Dialectical Reason”- Annual Research Session, University of Peradeniya, 2005 October
  • “The Philosophical Methodology of Immanuel Kant and Kathavtthu” Annual ResearchSession, University of Peradeniya, 2004
  • ‘Immanuel Kant’s Influence on Husserl’s Phenomenology and Psychology’ University of Peradeniya 2004
  • “Philosophy and Cross - Cultural Understanding” - Paper presented to the Symposium on the International Philosophy Day, University of Peradeniya. 20.11. 2003
  • “Monism and Classical Indian Aesthetics with special reference to Ananda.Kentish Coomaraswamy’s Aesthetic Theory”
    Annual Research Session, University of Peradeniya, October, 2003
  • ‘Philosophy of Habermas and the Critique of Postmodern Philosophy’ University ofPeradeniya, 2003
  • “The Dialectics of Nagarjuna’ - Symposium on Buddhist Logic, Dept of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Peradeniya, 22.12 .2002.
  • ‘The Philosophical Methodology of Immanuel Kant and the Critique of Judgment’
    Post Graduate Seminar, University of Peradeniya, and 06.04.2002.
  • ‘Hiedegger’s Understanding of Nietzsche’ Department of Philosophy and Psychology, University of Peradeniya, 02.02.2002
  • ‘Immanuel Kant and Rabindranath Tagore on Philosophy of Beauty’ - Dept of Philosophy and Psychology Seminar Series, University of Peradeniya, 10.01.2002.
  • ‘Eastern influence on Western Thought, with special reference to Buddhist Philosophy and Nietzsche’ Annual Research Session, University of Peradeniya. 16.11.2001
  • ‘Immanuel Kant on Philosophical Anthropology’ Department of Philosophy York University, January, 2000
  • “Integral Epistemological Methodology of Immanuel Kant’ Dept of Education,York University, Canada 22.04.2000
  • “The Notion of Subjective Universality in Immanuel Kant” Dept of Philosophy, York University, September, 1998
  • “Epistemology, Transcendental Understanding and Social Change- Suggestions for Social and Political Culture”, a Research Presentation Published by Council for Research in Philosophy and Values, USA, October, 1997
  • “Reason and Values” a Presentation at a SeminarOrganized by University of Peradeniya and the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy USA, Peradeniya Feb 1997.
  • “The Philosophy of Samkhya” University of Peradeniya-Tamil Cultural Journal, University of Peradeniya, January, 1996.[ Tamil Article]
  • Aesthetics of Rabindranath Tagore- A research Monograph [100pages] University of Peradeniya 1994 [To be published]


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