In praise of cultural appropriation
Jay Garfield, Bryan Van Norden, and most of my colleagues here on the Indian Philosophy Blog are shamelessly committing massive acts of cultural appropriation. Perhaps I am too. And that’s a wonderful thing.
Month: February 2021
Answering the contemptible consequence problem
Hi all, this is Szymon. In previous posts, I presented the Dharmakīrtian approach to the liar paradox and introduced the contemptible consequence problem. Today, I will give five answers to this problem and tell you what I plan to do Continue reading Answering the contemptible consequence problem
Philosophy position at Azim Premji University, Bangalore
Azim Premji University in Bangalore, India, is recruiting to support a new program in philosophy. They are hiring faculty working in any area of analytic philosophy or at the intersection of analytic and Indian philosophy. They are open to considering all Continue reading Philosophy position at Azim Premji University, Bangalore
Literature as representation and rasa
Sumana Roy, a professor of literature at Ashoka University near Delhi, wrote a wonderful recent essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education identifying significant problems with the way Indian literature is taught, in both American and Indian universities. In American Continue reading Literature as representation and rasa
The contemptible consequence problem
Hello again, this is Szymon, a PhD student researching the Dharmakīrtian approach to liar paradox. According to this approach—you can find more about it in my previous post—the liar sentence is ambiguous, unbelievable, and cannot express a warranted belief. There’s Continue reading The contemptible consequence problem
Sanskrit position at Ashoka University
Ashoka University is seeking to appoint a Sanskritist, at either the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level. The application deadline is March 15th. Application details are given here: https://facultypositions.ashoka.edu.in/JD/Sanskrit_JD_20-21.pdf Note that this is a different position from the one in Continue reading Sanskrit position at Ashoka University
Global Philosophy of Religion Conference, June 22–24
Some of you may have already heard about the Global Philosophy of Religion project, housed at the University of Birmingham. The first of several annual conferences is now set for June 22–24, this one online. The call for papers is Continue reading Global Philosophy of Religion Conference, June 22–24
Dharmakīrti and liar paradox
Hello again, this is Szymon, a PhD student working on Buddhist logic. In my last post, I talked about the methodological background of my project. Today, I will tell you what Dharmakīrti says about liar-like sentences and how we can Continue reading Dharmakīrti and liar paradox
My project on Buddhist epistemology of logic—First guest post by Szymon Bogacz
Note by EF: This post is part of our series dedicated to younger colleagues presenting themselves and their research, like Manasicha Akepiyapornchai did here and Anusha Rao did here. For more on Szymon, see here. Hello everyone, my name is Continue reading My project on Buddhist epistemology of logic—First guest post by Szymon Bogacz