Book Review of Roots of Yoga, Translated and Edited by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton (Reviewed by Neil Sims)

Roots of Yoga, translated and edited by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton, UK: Penguin Random House, 2017. 540 pp. $12.23 (paperback). Walk into most places dedicated to the teaching of yoga today, and you will likely see quotes from one Continue reading Book Review of Roots of Yoga, Translated and Edited by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton (Reviewed by Neil Sims)

International Seminar at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute, Kolkata

Next week I’m very pleased to be participating in a seminar at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute, Kolkata, along with co-blogger Anand Vaidya and a range of esteemed scholars (see program here). Jaysankar Lal Shaw, whose work was recently collected in Continue reading International Seminar at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute, Kolkata

Whose religion? Which science?

A little while ago I had the pleasure of giving a guest lecture on Buddhism to David Decosimo‘s class at the Boston University School of Theology. The students were a delight to teach – smart, actively engaged, asking many questions. Continue reading Whose religion? Which science?

Indian Philosophy in the Global Cosmopolis

What is the current thought on the nature, scope, and reach of Indian philosophy? Handbooks and histories of a given area, subfield, or tradition in philosophy are always good places to start when trying to gauge the current state of Continue reading Indian Philosophy in the Global Cosmopolis

Naturalizing Śāntideva’s eudaimonism

My disagreements with Charles Goodman continue with his contribution to Jake Davis’s thought-provoking volume A Mirror Is For Reflection. (I’ve previously written about Jan Westerhoff’s chapter in the same book.) Just like Westerhoff, Charles is exploring the important question of Continue reading Naturalizing Śāntideva’s eudaimonism

Two Major Edited Volumes Now Available

Just in time for your (or more likely your university librarian’s) holiday wish lists, two major edited volumes on Indian philosophy have been published. The first, which appeared in November, is Jonardon Ganeri’s The Oxford Handbook of Indian Philosophy. The Continue reading Two Major Edited Volumes Now Available

50th Annual Conference of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy

This anniversary edition, hosted by the Pedagogical University of Krakow, will take place in Krakow (Cracow), Poland, June 8-11th 2018. CONFERENCE THEME: Power and Creativity. Keynote Speaker: Graham Parkes (University of Vienna), “Will to Power and the Field of Dao/De: Continue reading 50th Annual Conference of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy

Reflections on the Hamburg “Buddhism and Scepticism” Workshop

On Nov. 14-16, 2017 I attended a workshop called “Buddhism and Scepticism: Historical, Philosophical, and Comparative Approaches” held at the University of Hamburg. It was sponsored by the Numata Center for Buddhist Studies and the Maimonides Center for Advanced Studies Continue reading Reflections on the Hamburg “Buddhism and Scepticism” Workshop