A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
Scholars of all types of philosophy are fond of referring to philosophical traditions. But what does this mean? What counts as a tradition? In the Indian context one way to discuss a tradition is with the word darśana, which literally means Continue reading What Counts as a Tradition in Indian Philosophy?: The Case of Skepticism
Jacob P. Dalton. The Gathering of Intentions: A History of A Tibetan Tantra. xxvi + 246 pp.. New York: Columbia University Press. $ 60.00 (Hardcover). This book could be seen as a novel method of tracing the history of a Continue reading Book Review of The Gathering of Intentions: A History of a Tibetan Tantra by Jacob P. Dalton (Reviewed by Swami Narasimhananda)
I have agreed to guest edit, along with Prasanta Bandyopadhyay, the Fall 2017 edition of the APA Newsletter on Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies. The theme of the issue will be “B. K. Matilal: The Past and Future of Indian Continue reading CFP: B. K. Matilal: The Past and Future of Indian Philosophy
Please see the following Call for Papers from Sai Bhatawadekar, Director of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. There is more information on the Center’s website. CALL FOR PAPERS South Asian Studies: Pedagogy Continue reading CFP: South Asian Studies Symposium: Pedagogy and Community Building
Roy W. Perrett. An Introduction to Indian Philosophy. 249pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. $34.99 (paperback). When introducing the wide-range of Indian philosophy to a new audience, there have been two major approaches: the schools approach and the topics approach. Continue reading Book Review of An Introduction to Indian Philosophy by Roy W. Perrett (Reviewed by Matthew R. Dasti)
Last week there was a call from political science professor Nicholas Tampio to narrowly define philosophy as a discipline responding either directly to Plato’s Republic or at least part of a self-consciously Socratic-Platonic tradition of inquiry. I recommend reading Tampio’s essay, “Not Continue reading Where is Philosophy?: A Response to Nicholas Tampio
As the Indian Philosophy Blog Book Review Editor, I would like to invite scholars in the field to write book reviews for the blog. I’ve listed a few possible books for review here, but please contact me if you have Continue reading Book Reviews for the Blog
Malcolm Keating recently posted here on the blog about the East-West Philosophers’ Conference, which concluded yesterday. For those remaining in Honolulu, or just arriving, there is another conference starting tomorrow: the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy Annual Conference. The Continue reading Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy Annual Conference (June 2-5, 2016)
Anand Vaidya, a contributor here on the blog, has written a series of new posts over at the Blog of the APA (American Philosophical Association). Anand is responding to some recent discussions about the value of philosophy as a discipline Continue reading Has Philosophy Lost Its Way? — Vaidya on the Case of Indian Philosophy
Blog contributor Anand Vaidya has written before on what he calls the inclusion problem in philosophy (see links to his previous discussions here). In a new post on the Blog of the APA he’s considering what Indian philosophy might contribute to Continue reading Vaidya on Indian Philosophy and the Inclusion Problem in Critical Thinking Education