A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
A reader asks: I am learning Sanskrit and would appreciate any suggestions for an English-language, classroom-style “online” or “distance learning” intermediate class. I have begun with Nikhil Gandhi (Maurer’s book) and plan to continue with an online class at the Continue reading Query on online courses of Sanskrit
From the publisher (Bloomsbury): Indian Epistemology and Metaphysics introduces the reader to new perspectives on Indian philosophy based on philological research within the last twenty years.Concentrating on topics such as perception, inference, skepticism, consciousness, self, mind, and universals, some of the Continue reading Book Announcement–Indian Epistemology and Metaphysics (Bloomsbury), ed. Joerg Tuske
I am excited to be taking part in the following workshop next week in Hamburg. If I have time, maybe I’ll write a blog post about how it goes, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, here is the Continue reading Workshop: Buddhism and Scepticism: Historical, Philosophical, and Comparative Approaches
Peter Adamason’s podcast series, History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps has been developing a subsection on Indian philosophy for the last year and a half or so. It is worth looking at. Consider, for example, this episode, where our own Elisa Freschi Continue reading History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
This post is the European continuation of Andrew Nicholson’s one. Andrew is also the one who prompted me to write a European list. Indian philosophy is taught in at least two different places in Europe:
Exciting news: the Oxford Handbook of Indian Philosophy, edited by Jonardon Ganeri, has been published by OUP. From the publisher: The Oxford Handbook of Indian Philosophy tells the story of philosophy in India through a series of exceptional individual acts of philosophical virtuosity. Continue reading Announcement: The Oxford Handbook of Indian Philosophy
Regular blog readers may remember my earlier posts that I was co-editing, 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 is “B. K. Matilal: The Continue reading APA Newsletter on B. K. Matilal Now Available!
Preface to the 2017 Edition Since the original guide to Ph.D. programs in North America was first compiled in 2014, some scholars have been newly hired, have moved, or have retired, necessitating revisions to the list. Among these moves are: Continue reading The Philosophical Rasika Report: Listings of Ph.D. Programs in Indian Philosophy (2017 Edition; Part I: North America)
Among the papers in the new issue is “(Close) the Door, the King (is Going): The Development of Elliptical Resolution in Bhāṭṭa Mīmāṃsā” by our own Malcolm Keating. Congratulations, Malcolm! Entire contents here: https://link.springer.com/journal/10781/45/5?wt_mc=alerts.TOCjournals
One of our blog members, Andrew Ollett, has recently published Language of the Snakes: Prakrit, Sanskrit, and the Language Order of Premodern India with University of California Press. Not only are congratulations in order for the book, but on his Continue reading “Language of the Snakes” available for download or purchase