Name
SUDO, Ryushin
Degree
Ph.D. (Literature)
Status
Assistant Professor
HP (URL)
https://researchmap.jp/ryushinsudo?lang=en
Research Topic
Debatable or Not?: Process, Quality, and Action in Medieval Indian Argumentation Theory
I have been clarifying the history of argumentation theory in medieval India, colored by rhetoric and logic, through my philological and philosophical studies of the Old Naiyāyika and Buddhist Sanskrit literature.
However, they contain few descriptions of debaters and the process of argumentation, making it a challenge to elucidate the actual components and operational methods of argumentation.
This study aims to clarify the methodology of argumentation in medieval India through textual analysis of the literature of New Naiyāyika, Jain, Dharma, etc., which refers to the qualities and actions of debaters and the argumentation structure.
Furthermore, through a comparative study of argumentation theories from different periods, I would like to examine the feasibility of philosophical argumentation.
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Studies on Medieval Indian Argumentation
Education and Academic Employment
Education
| 2020 | Ph.D. Graduate School of Humanities, Kyushu University |
| 2017 | M.A. Graduate School of Humanities, Kyushu University |
| 2015 | B.A. School of Letters, Kyushu University |
Academic Employment
| 2020-2023 | JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Tsukuba. |
| 2017-2020 | JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Kyushu University |
Fields of Research Interests
Indian philosophy, Argumentation theory, Logic, Debate, Nyāya, Buddhism, Jain, Dharmaśāstra, Sanskrit-manuscript
Academic Publications
[Books]
- Sudo, R. (2022) Koten Indo no Girongaku: Niyāya gakuha to Bukkyōto tono Ronsō. Kyushu University Press (in Japanese)
- Mai MIYO, Yōsuke FUJIMOTO, Eiko KODAMA, Ryushin SUDO, Daisei MICHIMOTO, Miyako NOTAKE, Takashi IWATA (2022) Dharmakīrti’s System of Epistemology and Logic in the Nyāyabindu. Sankibo Buddhist Book Store (in Japanese)
[Selected Journal Publications]
- Sudo, R. (2022) “Śrīharṣa’s Critique of the Naiyāyikas’ Argumentation Theory.” Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies, 70(3): 44–48.
- Sudo, R. （2022） “Conditions of Defeat (nigrahasthāna) in Argumentation Theory of Madhva’s School: Acceptance and Criticism of Naiyāyikas’ Dialectical Framework in Pramāṇapaddhati.” Studies in Philosophy, 47: 99–124. (in Japanese)
- Sudo, R. (2020) “‘Another Example’ of Prakaraṇasama in the Nyāyamañjarī: On Itaratadviparītavinirmuktatva.” South Asian Classical Studies, 15: 229–256.
Other Interests
Curry, K-POP
Affiliated Academic Organizations
The Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies
The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies
