Robert C. Priddy

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Robert C. Priddy (* 1936 ) is a British-Norwegian philosopher and publicist .

Life and work

He worked and taught philosophy and sociology at the University of Oslo (1968–1985).

In 1983 Priddy was a founding member of the Norwegian branch of the organization of the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba , and until the late 1990s he and his wife played a key role in organizing most of the Sai Baba group events in Oslo. From 1986 to 2000 he was also the national coordinator of the Sathya Sai organization in Norway.

He wrote the book “ Source of the Dream. My way to Sathya Sai Baba. “And between 1988 and 1998 many articles for Sanathana Sarathi , the official journal of the Sathya Sai Organization.

After he left the Sathya Sai organization as a functionary, he criticized Sathya Sai Baba in 2000 with the text “ End of the Dream. The Sathya Sai Baba Enigma ”(published in India by Basava Premanand ). He maintains educational web sites on Sathya Sai Baba and occasionally contributes to indymedia publications.

Priddy is retired.

Works cited by other researchers

Sociological Research

His work “ Objectivity and the Study of Human Society ” is quoted in “ Sociologiska teorier ”. Priddy's sociological research is quoted in “ Sosiologisk Årbok ”.

About Sathya Sai Baba

Priddy's work is cited in the book " In Search of Sai Divine ", as well as in " Tread Softly: Sathya Sai Baba's Teachings on Nature and the Environment " and in Kevin Shepherd's 2005 publication " Investigating the Sai Baba Movement ".

bibliography

Selected publications by Robert Priddy

Books on Sathya Sai Baba

  • Source of the Dream: My Way to Sathya Sai Baba . Red Wheel / Weiser, York Beach (Maine, USA) 1997, ISBN 978-1-57863-028-8 (301 pages).
  • End of the Dream: the Sathya Sai Baba Enigma. Collected Articles of Robert Priddy (=  Skeptic book club no 19. ). Basava Premanand , Podanur, Tamilnadu 2004.

Contributions

Academic work

  • Objectivity and the Study of Human Society : thesis dealing with the epistemological problems of the main social sciences. Oslo University 1968
  • Behavior, Intention & Meaning - Study of Research Principles on Meaningful Human Behavior . 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)
  • Empirical knowledge and byråkrati Hovedtendenser i norsk samfunnsforskning i 60-årene . Yearbook of Sociology pp 11-34. [Sosiologisk Årbok 2000.1] ISSN  0808-288X .

About Priddy

  • Kevin RD Shepherd: Investigating the Sai Baba movement. A clarification of misrepresented saints and opportunism . Citizen Initiative, Dorchester 2005, ISBN 0-9525089-3-1 (Discusses his critical publications on Sathya Sai Baba).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Priddy: Sathya Sai Baba Avatar - Extensive Information and Viewpoints. Retrieved July 24, 2008 .
  2. ↑ Sanatana Sarathi , the official magazine of the Sathya Sai Organization, Registrar of Newspapers R. NO. 10774/58. indices online
    March 1988, pp 63ff; Sept. 1988, pp 246ff; Oct. 1988, pp 269ff; Jan. 1989, p. 17ff; Feb. 1989, p. 45ff; June 1989, p. 147ff; Oct. 1989, p. 269ff; Jan. 1990, p. 17ff; May 1990, pp 129ff; Sept. 1990, pp 248ff; Feb. 1991, pp 43ff; Apr, 1991, pp 101ff; July 1991, pp 189ff; June 1993, pp 165ff; May 1994, pp 129ff; Apr. 1994, pp 103ff; July 1994, pp 186ff; Sept. 1994, pp 234ff; March 1995, pp 75ff; Nov. 1995, pp 24ff; May 1996, pp 134ff; July 1997, pp 184ff; July 1998, pp 182ff
  3. ↑ Europe 1 Region III - Activities of the Sathya Sai Organization in 16 Countries (Norway page is p. 44) ISBN 90-72308-10-7 , brochure, online
  4. ^ Robert Priddy: Sathya Sai Baba Avatar - Extensive Information and Viewpoints. Retrieved January 21, 2007 .
  5. ↑ Robert Priddy: Indian President Kalam Attends 81st Birthday Celebration of Sathya Sai Baba. In: Indymedia . December 12, 2006, accessed July 25, 2008 .
  6. ↑ Sociologiska teorier , hgg. Of Johan Asplund , Stockholm 1967, ISBN 91-20-02381-2
  7. ↑ Sosiologisk Årbok , 2000.1, "kritikens fenomenologi" p. 274, Professor Per Otnes , online (PDF; 87 kB), ISSN  0808-288X .
  8. ↑ In Search of Sai Divine , SP Ruhela, p. 179, MD Publications Pvt. Ltd., ISBN 81-7533-021-X Possibly: SP Ruhela: Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Life, teaching and work. 1st edition. Verlag Die Silberschnur, Neuwied 1992, ISBN 3-923781-65-2 .
  9. ^ Tread Softly: Sathya Sai Baba's Teachings on Nature and the Environment , p. 197. Oak Savanna Publishing, ISBN 0-9748668-1-4 , Tina K. Schweickert.
  10. ↑ Kevin RD Shepherd: Investigating the Sai Baba Movement: A Clarification of Misrepresented Saints and Opportunism (2005) ISBN 0-9525089-3-1
personal data
SURNAME Priddy, Robert C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British-Norwegian philosopher and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH 1936