A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
Recently I tried to gather, on my own, information about which small liberal arts colleges (SLACs) in the United States teach Sanskrit. I was unable to find any centralized place where such a list is kept. Through some Googling, I was Continue reading Teaching Sanskrit at SLACs
Our own Amod Lele will be giving a talk at a conference organized by Pierre-Julien Harter at the University of Utah, on April 21-22. The other philosophers there, and their talks may also be of interest to readers of this Continue reading Upcoming talks on Buddhism in Utah April 21-22
Spotted in Mysore, outside of the Jaganmohan palace, a philosophical sign, along the lines of those Alex Watson found in New Delhi: (I have been in Mysore the past several days after a week in Manipal at the Rasa Theory Continue reading Ākāṅkṣā in Mysore
Readers may be interested to know that the journal Synthese, which characterizes itself as “An International Journal for Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of Science”, is publishing an article about the Bhagavad Gītā and Spinoza, currently available under “Online first.” The journal Continue reading Latest issue of Synthese
In the comments to Shyam’s recent post on interpretation vs explication, I left a link to Peter Adamson’s recent post,”Rules for History of Philosophy.” While I imagine many readers will have already seen it (it’s been posted elsewhere), perhaps some Continue reading Rules for History of Philosophy
Nilanjan Das is currently a post-doctoral fellow at UNC Chapel Hill, but he will be moving to Shanghai in September of 2017 to take up his post as Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in the philosophy department of NYU-Shanghai. Das works primarily Continue reading An Interview with Nilanjan Das
A bit of a last-minute announcement (which readers may have already seen elsewhere). A few months ago, Mrinal Kaul mentioned that Manipal University has established a new Center for Religious Studies and would be hosting a workshop on rasa theory. Continue reading Workshop on Rasa Theory: February 2017
Anand Vaidya is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Comparative Philosophy at San Jose State University, and one of this site’s bloggers. His work is in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and critical thinking–all of which he Continue reading An interview with Anand Vaidya
Constance Kassor is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Lawrence University and also affiliate faculty with the Rangjung Yeshe Institute’s Online Learning Program based in Boudhanath, Nepal, and with the Vasudhaiva Institute based in Oslo, Norway. Her work focuses on Continue reading An interview with Constance Kassor
Matt Dasti is Associate Professor at Bridgewater State University in the Philosophy Department and one of the bloggers here at the IPB. Matt works mainly in Nyāya–he has a forthcoming translation with Stephen Phillips of portions of the Nyāya-sūtras and Continue reading An interview with Matt Dasti