A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
From Philjobs: Loyola University Maryland seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Philosophy, with a specialization in some tradition of non-Western philosophy, beginning Fall 2016. The successful candidate will possess a solid grounding in a non-Western tradition, such Continue reading Job listing: Loyola University Maryland
In September of last year, Andrew Nicholson posted a thread on Philosophy’s Western Bias, centered on Christian Coseru’s reflections on the systemic marginalization of non-Western thought in our discipline. One important subtheme of the ensuing discussions was the way that Continue reading A Detailed Critique of the Philosophical Gourmet Report, care of the Daily Nous
Papers of special interest to our readers include: “The Bhagavadgītā, Sen, and Anderson,” by J. M. Fritzman “On the Coherence of Dignāga’s Epistemology: Evaluating the Critiques of Candrakīrti and Jayarāśi,” by Blog contributor Ethan Mills The full contents are here.
From Dagmar Wujastyk, care of the INDOLOGY listserv- The AyurYog project “Medicine, Immortality, Mokṣa: Entangled Histories of Ayurveda, Yoga and Alchemy in South Asia” examines the connections between ayurveda, yoga and rasaśāstra with a focus on health, rejuvenation and longevity practices. The Continue reading Announcement: the AyurYog project: Medicine, Immortality, Mokṣa: Entangled Histories of Ayurveda, Yoga and Alchemy in South Asia
Papers of special interest to our blog readers include: Mādhyamikas on the Moral Benefits of a Self: Buddhist Ethics and Personhood, by Leah McGarrity Toward a new Hermeneutics of the Bhagavad–gītā: sri Ramakrishna, Sri Aurobindo, and the Secret of Vijñāna, Continue reading New Issue of Philosophy East and West (65.4)
From dailynous: Jonardon Ganeri (NYU) is the winner of the 2015 Infosys Prize in the humanities category. It is the first time a philosopher has won this prize. The jury panel, headed by Harvard professor and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Continue reading Congratulations to Jonardon Ganeri
This job ad was submitted to the blog by Laura Guerrero, who notes that “We are hiring in environmental philosophy here at UVU and we would love to have someone who works on those issues from a non-Western perspective.” The Continue reading Job Opening: Utah Valley University
Sent to the IPB by Jonardon Ganeri, who notes that “the position is genuinely open. Within the NYU global network, Taneli Kukkonen and I already work in non-western philosophy, and collaborative ties between the three campuses continue to be strengthened.” Continue reading Job Opening: Department of Philosophy, NYU Shanghai
A reader of the blog, Satyanarayana, sent in the following question. Could any of our learned śāstrīs provide any insight? * * * The asatī : Strīsvabhāva, Kāvya, Śāstra A dominant theme of Brahminical patriarchy as reflected in the Sanskrit Continue reading A reader’s query
With this post, I’m asking for reflections, speculations, and even bare conjectures about an apparent asymmetry. As illustrated by some posts here recently, It seems like there has been something of an explosion of quality philosophical work on Buddhism and Continue reading Buddhist vs. “Hindu” academic research