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Let me begin by thanking Amod Lele for taking the time to read my book and to write two posts about it here and at his blog, Love of All Wisdom. His criticisms are stimulating and I would like to Continue reading Clarifying Why I Am Not a Buddhist: A Response to Amod Lele (guest post by Evan Thompson)
In this final of my three installments to the Indian Philosophy Blog this month, I would like to address some general, and admittedly quite subjective, impressions I have about where the field of Indian Philosophy stands in English-language scholarship and Continue reading Some Reflections on the Field
During the current pandemic almost all academic conferences have been canceled or postponed. In my own case, for instance, I was planning to have a busy April and May. I was supposed to present on women philosophers in ancient India Continue reading Indian Philosophy During the Pandemic: A Call for Examples and Ideas
Last time I noted that Evan Thompson’s Why I Am Not A Buddhist does not establish a case against being a Buddhist in Asian traditions, including Asian Buddhist modernist traditions. His critique focuses instead on Western Buddhist modernists. I do Continue reading Why is Evan Thompson not a Buddhist? (2)
The Indian philosophical tradition, as everyone familiar with it knows well, is abundant with robust and brilliantly defended metaphysical, epistemological and ethical positions of all varieties. Its several millennia of development have featured stalwart defenders and innovators of scholastic views, Continue reading What I Have Learned from Indian Philosophy: A “Conversion” Story
Dear Indian Philosophy Blog readers, The board of the Indian Philosophy Blog has asked me to contribute three or four posts within the span of a month here, in order to enhance discussions on the site. I will therefore begin Continue reading My Introduction to and Journeys in Indian Philosophy