A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
The Indian tradition is replete with modeling of human experience. In the previous post I discussed how Sāṃkhya’s model of mind, body, and consciousness might be used to rethink the conceptualization of evolutionary theory and neuroscience. I argued that the Continue reading Natural and Artificial Intelligence, and Consciousness, Part II
I begin this post by overviewing some of the ways I have thought about evolutionary theory and neuroscience using Indian thought, especially Sāṃkhya-yoga and its interpretation in Puranic theology and philosophy. In the next post I will apply some of Continue reading Natural and Artificial Intelligence, and Consciousness, Part I – Jonathan Edelmann
I wish to thank the board of the Indian Philosophy Blog for the invitation to write postings this month. In this first posting I introduce my background and current project. I conclude this posting with questions about your research. I Continue reading Jonathan Edelmann, Guest Author July 2020
Dear All, this is a draft of a course summary. I will be teaching it with a Western philosopher in spring 2018. We want to focus on Indian and Western philosophy of mind and some basics in epistemology. We’ll also Continue reading Cosmopolitan Philosophy: Western and Indian Philosophy in 20th century Oxford University
I am considering to co-teach a course with a philosopher at the University of Florida, one in which we’d look at Indian and Western writings on the same topics, e.g. mind, self, epistemology, etc. These interdisciplinary courses are given special Continue reading Introduction to Philosophy and/or Philosophy of Mind
Translated commentaries can sound very clunky. While I work often with Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava texts, I’ve read enough Yoga, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā, etc. to know that there are some basic techniques that commentators use when commenting on root texts (sūtra, śruti, smṛti, Continue reading Translating Commentaries
In a previous post, Indian Philosophers in One Paragraph, we discussed who should be included in a list of India’s all time great philosophers. People like Śaṅkara and Rāmānuja were included. Here I wanted to raise an issue that has Continue reading Philosophy and Theology – Let’s be clearer
I like Matthew Dasti’s idea of describing “Indian Philosophy in One Paragraph,” and clearly it has generated a lot of interest and fruitful debate. I thought, however, of a different way of approaching the issue. Can we list the top Continue reading Indian Philosophers in One Paragraph