A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
Guest post submitted by Debajyoti Gangopadhyay Classical Indian Buddhism scholar Suniti Kumar Pathak passed away recently in his Santiniketan house, Bengal. For the whole Indian Buddhist fraternity as well as Indo-Tibetan academia this loss is irreparable. He was 101 years Continue reading Obituary of Suniti Kumar Pathak
We just had a symposium at the APA Eastern celebrating the ten years of the Indian Philosophy Blog. We also used it as a chance to reflect on the need to build a community of scholars in Sanskrit philosophy and Continue reading APA panel on the IPh blog
Celebrating ten years of the IPB, we are going to be hosting a panel at the Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association in New York City on Thursday, 9 January 2025, entitled Building a Network of Scholars in Continue reading Indian Philosophy Blog APA panel
The philosophy department at Ghent University recently posted a vacancy for a professorship in Critical Religion Studies and Comparative Philosophy. https://jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Professor-in-Critical-Religion-Studies-&-Comparative-Philosophy-%28BOF%29-9000/810167202/
Please see the following notification of a job at Ashoka University for a specialist in Indian Philosophy:https://philjobs.org/job/show/28262 We would be grateful if you brought this to the attention of suitable candidates. Note that the application deadline is quite close: Jan Continue reading Job opening for a specialist in Indian Philosophy
The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa is hiring an Associate or Full Professor in Classical Indian Philosophy. Applications are due Dec. 2, 2024 for full consideration with a hard deadline of Jan. 13, 2025. More information, including instructions on how Continue reading Job Ad: Associate or Full Professor in Classical Indian Philosophy at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
We are extremely sad to report that Anand Jayprakash Vaidya passed away on Oct. 11, 2024. He was Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University, champion for integrating Indian philosophy into the larger discipline, and a contributor to this Continue reading Remembering Anand Vaidya
In North American universities, Indian philosophy is generally taught in three types of departments: Asian Studies, Religious Studies, and Philosophy. The three different types of programs tend to have different foci. Departments of Asian Studies, also sometimes labeled as Oriental Continue reading The Philosophical Rasika Report: Listings of Ph.D. Programs in Indian Philosophy (2024 Edition; Part I: North America)
This CfP posted at the request of Scott Stroud, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Texas-Austin. John Dewey’s philosophy has had a global impact. Well known are the stories of his students from China such as Hu Shih and the Continue reading Call for Papers: Special issue of Dewey Studies on “John Dewey’s Pragmatism and India: Pasts and Futures”
Dr. Matthew LoPresti (Hawaii Pacific University) recently informed me of this fellowship opportunity, which is sponsored by the University of California, Irvine. A summary from the call for applications: The University of California, Irvine (UCI) Program in Religious Studies supports Continue reading Process Studies and South Asia Fellowship (applications due 30 June 2024)