A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
As I imagine Elisa is unlikely to post about this herself, I draw your attention to an excellent interview with her at 3am. As you might expect, it is scholarly and philosophically sensitive. She discusses a/theisms, philosophy of language and Continue reading New 3am interview: Elisa Freschi
From Robert P. Goldman on the Indology discussion list comes the sad news of R.K. Sharma’s passing: Sharma was one of the great stalwarts of Sanskrit Studies both as a scholar and an administrator. He was, among many things, the Continue reading Ramkaran Sharma, 1927-2018
Bryce Huebner shared this new posting for Georgetown University: The Department of Philosophy at Georgetown University is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor, beginning August 2019. The teaching load will be two courses per semester, with teaching responsibilities at both Continue reading Assistant Professor in Philosophy at Georgetown University
Another interview at 3AM (previously: 1, 2, 3, 4) with philosophers working in Indian thought, this time with William Edelglass at Marlboro College, Vermont. The interview covers a lot of ground–including his arguments that Buddhist thinkers are best understood as Continue reading 3AM interview with William Edelglass
The 3AM magazine continues with its new series (1, 2, 3) of interviews of philosophers working in Indian thought, in an interview with Ramkrishna Bhattacharya (at the Pavlov Institute, Kolkata) about his work on Cārvāka. In this interview, Bhattacharya discusses the Continue reading 3AM interview with Ramkrishna Bhattacharya
Another 3AM Magazine interview related to Indian philosophy: with Jan Westerhoff at Oxford University. (Note that according to Richard Marshall, you can expect several more such interviews in the coming months.) In this interview, Westerhoff talks about why he thinks Continue reading 3am interview with Jan Westerhoff
The online magazine 3AM just published an interview with Anand Jayprakash Vaidya, which ranges from discussion of his personal journey through philosophy to the so-called “Hindu Syllogism” to seeing absences to “cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary philosophy” and more. Vaidya does a Continue reading 3am interview with Anand Vaidya (and related links)
Pre-orders are now available for a book by one of our bloggers, Ethan Mills (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga). Ethan Mills: Three Pillars of Skepticism in Classical India: Nagarjuna, Jayarasi, and Sri Harsa, Lexington Books, 262 Continue reading Book announcement: Three Pillars of Skepticism in Classical India by Ethan Mills
Anyone who is familiar with premodern Indian philosophy written in Sanskrit knows that philosophers were not above using insults in their work. J.M. Verpoorten (2002) has a paper collecting these insults, which include akṛta-buddhi (having an unformed mind), paśu (animal, Continue reading Insults, Slurs, and Other Pejorative Speech
This interview, part of an occasional series, was conducted by email with Prof. Prabal Kumar Sen, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a conference in Kolkata this January, 2018. Prof. Sen is a well-known scholar of especially, but Continue reading An interview with Prabal Kumar Sen