Sujay Rao Mandavilli

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The core and central objective of this paper is to present the concept of sociocultural advantage as an important and a foundational pillar of anthropological economics, and as an complementary concept to the concept of absolute and comparative cost advantage that already exist in traditional or what we may call legacy economics. The concept of soc...

In our main paper on anthropological economics which was published by us in the year 2020, we had introduced the concept of motivational economics as an important concept and a crucial subset in the evolving and emerging field of anthropological economics. In this paper, we take the entire game forward by a considerable degree, and review not only...

The core, chief and central objective of this paper is to extol the virtues of ethnography or what we had called "Econoethnography" in the realms of economic planning and economic decision making. It also discusses and debates the need to mainstream "Econoethnography" in Anthropological Economics so that it may be used by future researchers. We beg...

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The core and the most important objective of this paper is to show why most of the present-day concepts in scientific method are rather outdated and obsolete, and why the entire field needs a thorough overhaul, and a thorough revamp. We begin this paper by defining and exploring what a scientific method is, and examining its drawbacks and lanunae....

The objective of this paper is to investigate how the goals of twenty-first century intellectualism can be realized by steering the concept of meritocracy in the directions of contemporary, twenty-first century definitions of the term. We begin this paper by reviewing some of the initiatives we had taken in the past, and then review the concepts as...

The objective of this paper is to critically examine whether automation of education, either fully or partially will be viable or feasible in the long-term. We begin this paper by defining what pedagogy is, and tracing its origin, history and development over time. We then examine language acquisition theories, both first and second, and how they h...

This paper is an extremely important part and parcel in our ongoing population management series which began a year or so ago. The core objective of this paper is to show that the per capita human environmental footprint has been constantly increasing and expanding all over the world. It would therefore be a no brainer that that while pursuing sust...

This paper is yet another important one in our long series of papers on population management and particularly on the relationship between the population and the environment. We rightly and earnestly begin this paper by defining what an environment is, and reviewing its basic constituents, by drawing reference to our previously published papers and...

This paper is a very important and an intrinsic component of our series of papers on population management. We begin this paper by reviewing and dissecting fertility trends from all across the world to show that we are still living in a demographically divided world. We also review the concepts of pronatalism and antinatalism in brief, and go on to...

We aptly and appropriately begin this paper by providing and furnishing comprehensive definitions of the commonly used, understood, and misunderstood term "ideology" as laid out by other eminent scholars and thinkers of repute, whom we also name in this paper. We also categorize and classify ideologies into several prominent types, most notable amo...

We believe that this paper is an important part and a core constituent of our ongoing globalization of science movement. Before we move on to the meat and to the essence of this paper, we commence it by discussing what evidence is, and also by emphasizing its importance and value in science. We also discuss different types of evidence summarily as...

This paper forms an important and an intrinsic part and parcel of our category of papers on Anthropological Economics. The core and the key purpose and objective of this paper is to determine and isolate anthropological factors that have the potential to influence and dictate economic performance and non-performance. We believe that this is a merit...

This paper is a very important and an intrinsic component of our series of papers on population management. We begin this paper by reviewing and dissecting fertility trends from all across the world to show that we are still living in a demographically divided world. We also review the concepts of pronatalism and antinatalism in brief, and go on to...

This paper stresses and emphasizes the need for functionalism in the realm and the field of pedagogy. We begin this paper by defining what functionalism is, and how it has been used by social and cultural anthropologists since the early days of anthropology. We then also review concepts such as justificationism and essentialism, and explore what im...

We begin this paper by reviewing the history of population studies, and many different concepts allied and aligned with the field of population studies such as total fertility rate, population momentum, infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, pronatalism, antinatalism, the theory of demographic dividend, demographic window, demographic wint...

We begin this paper by exploring and defining the meaning of the term "self-contained" as it is understood both in daily parlance and in scholarship, and by then proceeding to define other allied and related terms such as consistency, completeness, and wholesomeness, as they are understood both by both the layman, and by specialized scholars and re...

This paper is probably our umpteenth and umptieth in our litany of paper on scientific method, and our advocacy of the need to bring it uptodate to suit the needs of the present time. We begin this paper aptly by defining what research is, what scientific method is, and follow it up by debating and discussing the bare essentials of transparency, ob...

The term Homo sapiens is the scientific nomenclature for the anatomically modern man. This term literally means "thinking man". Modern humans are found all over the world in different regions, and are probably the most successful species in modern times, just like the dinosaurs were some one hundred million years ago. Homo Sapiens are the most c...

The term “Total fertility rate” also often abbreviated to TFR is a widely used, though somewhat misunderstood term today. The term has often been twisted and maligned in the press by reporters who have not understood the essence of the term. But what exactly is a total fertility rate? To put it in simple terms, the term “total fertility rate”, (...

We begin this paper by providing the reason for the authorship of this paper. We need to articulate the concepts of this paper because although the concept of epistemic coherentism indeed exists, it is not always rigorously and assiduously followed in the real world particularly in this day and age of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary researc...

The core objective of this paper is to infer and deduce why we believe there is a need to revitalize religious studies for the twenty-first century and beyond, and it is of paramount and extreme importance for society and science as a whole. The chief and principal objective therefore is to show and explain why we believe religious studies in weste...

This paper is built upon our earlier papers on the symbiotic approach to sociocultural change, and extends them meaningfully in new directions. This is done by proposing different types of tools and techniques that can be used in identifying cultural bottlenecks, and can therefore be used to usher in, or bring about a faster pace of sociocultural c...

The core objective of this paper is to emphasize the importance of "integrationism" as a core and a central method, and as a core philosophy of science, social sciences included, and one that can naturally and reliably be used to generate much better paradigms, better frameworks, and better concepts in science, and higher quality and higher order s...

This paper is linked to our papers or our earlier work on neo-centrism, hypothesis formulation, the sociological ninety ten rule, cross-cultural research design, and inductive approaches to hypothesis formulation, all of which have been published by us over the years. Therefore, all the relevant papers are suitably referenced in this paper, and bri...

This paper is one of our most important ones in the core philosophy of science, and one that we expect to stand science in extremely good stead as well. We believe this can move the needle and push the envelope as well, and lead us to what we have always called "scientific progress at the speed of light". We naturally commence this paper by tracing...

We begin this paper by defining and discussing what rationalism and rationality are. We also then debate and discuss the core concepts associated with closely related and allied concepts such as empiricism, positivism and liberalism, and weigh these in in relation to rationality and rationalism. The history of the rationalist movement worldwide, an...

We begin this paper by examining what vested are, both in specialized and generalized contexts and seek to examine why the entire concept has not been adequately studied both in sociology, and in other relevant and allied fields of the social sciences. The history of the usage of the term “vested interests” is also carefully traced along with other...

We begin this paper by defining and discussing what rationalism and rationality are. We also then debate and discuss the core concepts associated with closely related and allied concepts such as empiricism, positivism and liberalism, and weigh these in in relation to rationality and rationalism. The history of the rationalist movement worldwide, an...

We begin this paper by understanding the history of mankind in relation to the environment. In order to accomplish this, we delve into the history of the Neolithic revolution and the much later emergence of the world's earliest civilizations. We also review the industrial revolution and assess the impact they may have had on the environment. We the...

This paper draws on both our papers on Anthropological Economics, and our papers on cultural and anthropological limits to devise techniques by means of which economic performance can be greatly improved. We attempt to accomplish this by distinguishing between both cultural and non-cultural controllables, and cultural and non-cultural non-controlla...

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This approach seeks to formalize the study of impact of science on society, and institute it as a robust discipline within the social sciences. Among the fundamental constituent principles of this paper is that this approach could be gainfully employed for both science and technology, and the differentiation between the two could sometimes be razor...

We begin this paper by describing social sciences research techniques which are an intrinsic and an integral part of general research techniques. As a part of this process, we also describe different types of research such as qualitative and quantitative research, randomized controlled trials, experimental design, quasi- experimental design, cross-...

We begin this paper by describing social sciences research techniques which are an intrinsic and an integral part of general research techniques. As a part of this process, we also describe different types of research such as qualitative and quantitative research, randomized controlled trials, experimental design, quasi-experimental design, cross-s...

We begin this paper by emphasizing the importance of language policy and language planning processes, and investigate its history in different contexts. We also draw reference to our previously published paper on the empowerment of linguistic have nots, and attempt to present and propose classificatory mechanisms of languages from the aforesaid per...

In many of our previous papers published over the years, we had developed and propounded concepts such as fuzzy logic, the theory of paradoxes, the certainty uncertainty principle for the social sciences, innovative methods for the social sciences, and had also explained the importance of inductive approaches, grounded theory, and nomothetic rule b...

The starting point of this paper is a very brief overview and review of the concepts and postulates of our previously published paper "Baking innovative and creative thinking techniques into scientific method: Towards innovative and creative techniques as an intrinsic part of scientific method for higher scientific and research output", which was p...

This approach seeks to formalize the study of impact of science on society, and institute it as a robust discipline within the social sciences. Among the fundamental constituent principles of this paper is that this approach could be gainfully employed for both science and technology, and the differentiation between the two could sometimes be razor...

We consider this paper to be an important and an intrinsic component of our globalization of science movement, and an important milestone as well. This is because the idea of cultural and anthropological limits would indeed have many practical applications in the real-world, including applications in planning and policy making. We therefore define,...

We begin this paper by attempting to define what the oft-used term "culture" means and probing its various elements, dimensions, and attributes as well. We also then describe what is meant by cultural change, and investigate the various types of commonly and less commonly observed types of cultural change along with the schools canonically associat...

We begin this paper by reviewing the core tenets and principles of the symbiotic approach of sociocultural change or the "Proactive-interactive-symbiotic approach to long-term cultural change", that we had proposed several years ago, and by representing it in brief for the benefit of our readers. We also then review and go through various others co...

In this paper, we proposition and champion the idea that theorization and hypothesis building, both of which form an intrinsic and a crucial part of formal scientific method, must be linked and tied to the concepts of cultural frame of reference, and cross-cultural frames of reference, two concepts that we had mooted in our previous papers. This ap...

We begin this paper by reviewing various standard terminologies around the English word "practical", and its derivatives such as practicalism, and practicality. We also define the English term pragmatism, and review the chief and core tenets of the pragmatic school of thought in philosophy, and the philosophy of science, as proposed by William Jame...

We begin this paper by presenting a broad overview and a history of the now mature and variegated field of discourse analysis in linguistics. We also present the various common present uses and downstream applications of the field of discourse analysis, as applied by both specialists and non-specialists in various fields, and also explore various p...

This paper begins by reviewing our earlier and older paper on the certainty uncertainty principle which was published by us early in the year 2023, and by also examining its basic and fundamental postulates. We also then proceed to summarize our paper on racism and the ‘Comprehensive sociocultural persecution complex’ which was postulated as a logi...

We begin this paper by attempting to define what skepticism is. We also attempt to define other related and allied concepts such as skeptopathy, pathological skepticism, and pseudo-skepticism, and compare and contrast all these different concepts. We also present the various thoughts and opinions of different thinkers on all these issues, and also...

We begin this paper by presenting a broad overview and a history of the now mature and variegated field of discourse analysis in linguistics. We also present the various common present uses and downstream applications of the field of discourse analysis, as applied by both specialists and non-specialists in various fields, and also explore various p...

This paper begins by reviewing our earlier and older paper on the certainty uncertainty principle which was published by us early in the year 2023, and by also examining its basic and fundamental postulates. We also then proceed to summarize our paper on racism and the 'Comprehensive sociocultural persecution complex' which was postulated as a logi...

We begin this paper by defining the antecedents of the English term dialectics, and then proceed to trace and summarize its entire history in a nutshell. We also then explain how great Greek thinkers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle understood the term, and also contributed in no small measure, to dialectical thought. We then proceed to examin...

In this paper, we proposition and champion the idea that theorization and hypothesis building, both of which form an intrinsic and a crucial part of formal scientific method, must be linked and tied to the concepts of cultural frame of reference, and cross-cultural frames of reference, two concepts that we had mooted in our previous papers. This ap...

Among the earliest usage of the word God comes from the sixth century Christian manuscript “Codex Argenteus”. The English word itself is thought to have been derived from the Proto-Germanic word “Guđan”. The English word God along with its counterparts in other languages is used for virtually all conceptions and the term remains an English translat...

We began our work in right and in serious earnest in the year 2005, November 14th, 2005 to be precise when children’s day is celebrated all over India in commemoration of the birthday of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. The underlying philosophy of our work however, stretches back to the early 1990’s, even the mid 1980’...

In a paper published by us a couple of years ago on Anthropological Economics, (the year 2020 to be precise) we had mooted the idea of trickle up economics as contrasted with the rather more popular and mundane trickle down economics. We had argued that the latter would be somewhat dubious, iffy, inconsistent and non-replicable in a wide variety...

We begin this paper by attempting to define what skepticism is. We also attempt to define other related and allied concepts such as skeptopathy, pathological skepticism, and pseudo-skepticism, and compare and contrast all these different concepts. We also present the various thoughts and opinions of different thinkers on all these issues, and also...

Humans have let their creative juices flow since early times; the invention of fire, proto-writing, pottery, arts and crafts, agriculture and metal-making would bear ample testimony to this. Among early contributions to science and technology, the contributions made by early Mesopotamians are highly impressive. They made stellar contributions to...

The term "Religion" refers to a wide range of social-cultural systems, which include beliefs, morals, ethics, religious practices, thought worlds, worldviews, holy texts and scriptures, sanctified holy places, and institutions that typically relate to the general belief in a God or a supernatural entity. Religion has been known in a wide variety of...

Education is the fundamental pillar upon which any human civilization rests. As a matter of fact, no civilization in any meaningful form or degree has been possible in human history that has not been built on the bulwark and edifice of education. While literacy may have been limited to the privileged few in early ancient civilizations, it was these...

In this paper, we challenge Jeffrey Beall’s still dominant in the psyche approach to journal classification and some other ill-conceived approaches to journal classification, and attempt to show why such reductionist views are harmful to the healthy growth of science. While scientific fraud in any form must be horsewhipped and must not be exoner...

The core objective of this paper is to develop guidelines for developing criteria also known as smoking gun tests for ascertaining and measuring objectivity, accuracy, precision, and rigour in scholarship. We naturally begin this paper by attempting to define what research and scientific method are, and then correlate them with other concepts in th...

We begin this paper by defining various pertinent and relevant terms such as the term inductivism in science, hypothetico-deductivism, and subsequently also provide the definitions of various other terms such as a methodology which naturally also include and encompass terms such as research and scientific methodology, scientific methods, scientific...

This paper is proposed because even though coherentism and internal and external validity are often rigorously pursued in the real-world by researchers and many eminent scientists of repute, the idea of "institutional coherentism" the way we define and understand it in this paper, rarely is. The approach described in this paper probably does not ex...

The approach conceptualized, described and advocated in this paper may appear to be highly conventional and non-radical at the outset and at a preliminary or a cursory glance, but it has plenty of substance to offer to the healthy pursuit of rigour, dispassionate objectivity, and wholesome and balanced scientific activity. We do not aim or propose...

This paper, which is perhaps our umpteenth and umptieth on scientific method and scientific methodology, proposes, discusses and lays bare the canon of what we propose to call "irreducible simplicity". We believe and hypothesize that this approach would encompass, and play a natural, pivotal and a vital role in all aspects and facets of scientific...

The core objective of this paper is to investigate and propose methods and means through which various classes of innovative and creative thinking techniques which include both existing techniques in popular current usage, and those yet to be conceptualized and theorized can be baked into scientific method both integrally and intrinsically, and in...

We begin this paper by providing a brief definition of activism, carrying out a brief overview of activism through the ages, and also present a review of the different types of activism as carried out in different geographies and segments of society. We also state why activism is still sorely lacking in various fields in the sciences to promote the...

There is often an inordinate time span from the time a new idea is gestated till it is widely accepted in scientific and in popular circles, with wide variations commonly observed across geographies and disciplines. This elapsed time may be referred to as the 'latency period' for the acceptance, or even a structured and a justified rejection, as th...

This paper seeks to meaningfully complement many of our earlier and previously published papers on scientific method and the philosophy of science among which were our papers on the social responsibility of researchers, science activism, the sociological ninety ten rule, the certainty uncertainty principle, cross-cultural research design, output cr...

This paper seeks to further the aims and goals of our 'Globalization of science" movement at least indirectly, if not directly. This is sought to be achieved by empowering 'linguistic have-nots' so that their economic performance can be improved, and their social and cultural development can be aided. We begin this paper with an overview of the fie...

This is an important part of our 'globalization of science movement' particularly for the social sciences because it allows a multi-cultural and a multi-dimensional interpretation of issues, and also allows solutions to various intractable and seemingly complex problems and issues birthed in various cultural contexts. The ideas and concepts of "Cul...

We begin this paper by attempting to define the highly nebulous, ambiguous and misleading concept of race, and review current literature to show that the term 'race' is a fundamentally a highly antiquated and flawed concept. We also revisit various other contemporary theories on human classification including anthropometric and genetic ones. We als...

We begin this paper by attempting to define the highly nebulous, ambiguous and misleading concept of race, and review current literature to show that the term 'race' is a fundamentally a highly antiquated and flawed concept. We also revisit various other contemporary theories on human classification including anthropometric and genetic ones. We als...