A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
I am fresh back from the “Buddhism and Social Justice” conference hosted by Leiden University, The Netherlands. This will be the first in what I hope will be a number of posts in the coming weeks about individual papers and Continue reading Trusting our sources: manuscripts, archaeology, and what we “cannot know”
(I have not forgotten that this is an “Indian Philosophy” blog, in case you are only reading the first sentence of this post…) The question of how we “do philosophy” is central to Plato’s Protagoras, where two models are on Continue reading Philosophy and Poetry? (A call for comparanda)
A new collection of essays on Animal Ethics in Asian Traditions, many of which deal with Buddhist and Hindu material. Description and contents below. Dalal, Neil and Taylor, Chloe. 2014. Asian Perspectives on Animal Ethics: Rethinking the Non-Human (London: Routledge). Continue reading Book Notice: Asian Perspectives on Animal Ethics: Rethinking the Non-Human
Who invented the apoha theory? If you, like me, are prone to answer “Dignāga” and to add that Dignāga (as shown by Hattori) was inspired by Bhartṛhari’s theory and that Dharmakīrti and Dharmottara later fine-tuned Dignāga’s one, you are ready Continue reading Who invented the apoha theory? On Kunjunni Raja 1986
The most amusing version of the Philosophers’ Carnival I know of is here! With a reference to Jonathan Edelmann’s piece on Theology and Philosophy in the Indian context which you can read on our blog. The next edition of the Continue reading The 162nd Philosophers’ Carnival
I was raised up believing I was somehow unique Like a snowflake distinct among snowflakes, unique in each way you can see. And now after some thinking I’d say I’d rather be A functioning cog in some great machinery, serving Continue reading Welcome to the Machine
Manipal University (MU) and Chinmaya International Foundation Shodh Santhan (CIFSS) are jointly organizing a two-week Summer School “The Living Philosophies and Cultures of India” – July 24 – August 7, 2014. The summer school will take place at the birthplace of philosopher Adi Sankaracharya in Kerala Continue reading Summer School: The Living Philosophies and Cultures of India
Who is the most productive scholar on Indian Philosophy? Kei Kataoka is surely in the top-10 (have a look at his publications here).
A series of reflections and notes around the relationship between Buddhism and the political category of the Empire. * The most superficial survey on Buddhist political ideas through history will immediately reveal that the favourite political system of Buddhism is Continue reading Buddhism and Empire (1)
Here is a link to a lecture on karma that I give in my Introduction to Asian Religions course at The University of Calgary. This is also a topic that I’m writing some papers on, with the hope of eventually Continue reading Karma: The Lecture