Robert Priddy
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Robert Priddy is a British
academic and author.
He has researched and taught philosophy
and sociology
at the University of Oslo
1968–1985. While at the University of Oslo, Priddy translated an academic paper by Hjalmar Hegge from the original Norwegian.
Priddy is now retired but has been active for ten years as a critic of the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba, whose recent death has aroused significant media activity and renewed public discussion.
Srinivas, Tulasi, Winged Faith: Rethinking Globalization and Religious Pluralism Through the Sathya Sai Movement, New York: Columbia University Press, 2010.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
academic and author.
He has researched and taught philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
1968–1985. While at the University of Oslo, Priddy translated an academic paper by Hjalmar Hegge from the original Norwegian.
Priddy is now retired but has been active for ten years as a critic of the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba, whose recent death has aroused significant media activity and renewed public discussion.
Academic works
- Objectivity and the Study of Human Society: thesis dealing with the epistemological problems of the main social sciences. Oslo University 1968 (133 pages)
- Behaviour, Intention & Meaning — Study of Research Principles on Meaningful Human Behaviour. Institute of Social Research, Oslo 1969 (62 pages )
- Forskningsorienteringer i Norsk Samfunnsvitenskap (Research Orientations in Norwegian Social Science): conclusions of a research project in the sociology of knowledge into Norwegian social research during the 1960s. Institute of Sociology. University Of Oslo, 1972 (20 pages )
- Communication & Understanding: textbook in semantical and logical analysis and the philosophy of science. Oslo University 1982 New Eds. 1983, 1985. (216 pages)
- Empirisme og byråkrati Hovedtendenser Hovedtendenser i norsk samfunnsforskning i 60-årene. Yearbook of Sociology pp 11–34. ([Sosiologisk Årbok 2000.1] ISSN 0808-288X.
Comments on Priddy’s Research on Sathya Sai Baba
Shepherd, Kevin R.D., Investigating the Sai Baba Movement: A Clarification of Misrepresented Saints and Opportunism (2005) ISBN 0-9525089-3-1Srinivas, Tulasi, Winged Faith: Rethinking Globalization and Religious Pluralism Through the Sathya Sai Movement, New York: Columbia University Press, 2010.