A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
NOTE: This post represents the opinions of the author alone, and not necessarily those of the “Indian Philosophy Blog.” Many of you may already have read about Penguin India’s decision to recall and pulp all copies of Wendy Doniger’s 2009 Continue reading Alternative Histories, Alternative Publics
Globethics.net is a website “to ensure that people in all regions of the world are empowered to reflect and act on ethical issues”, creating a global digital library in ethics. Of particular interest to IPB readers, the site has a Continue reading Hindu ethics database at Globethics.net
Issue 64.1 (January 2014) of PEW is out. Articles of special interest to our readers include: “Incommensurability of Two Conceptions of Reality: Dependent Origination and Emptiness in Nāgārjuna’s MMK” by Tao Jiang “Śrī Harṣa contra Hegel: Monism, Skeptical Method, and Continue reading New Issue of Philosophy East and West
Bloomsbury Philosophy, the publisher previously known as Continuum, has a new series of books possibly of interest to members: the Bloomsbury Research Handbooks in Asian Philosophy. From their commissioning editor: “These are designed to be the first reference works of Continue reading Bloomsbury Research Handbooks in Asian Philosophy
On behalf of Alexus McLeod: (Please note especially the call for proposals regarding volumes on Indian philosophy.) Critical Overviews in Comparative Philosophy (Rowman and Littlefield International). http://www.rowmaninternational.com/news/critical-overviews-in-comparative-philosophy The Critical Overviews in Comparative Philosophy series aims to present detailed and inclusive Continue reading New Book Series in Comparative Philosophy
Co-sponsored by the Philosophy Department at SUNY-Binghamton, the 49th Annual Conference of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy will be held at SUNY-Binghamton’s campus in the beautiful environs of upstate New York.. The conference theme, “Universality and Particularity,” is Continue reading Call for Papers: SACP 2014
Here is the link for the newest edition of the Philosophers’ Carnival. If you agree that it should include also the perspectives and stimuli of other points of view (e.g., of Indian philosophy), make a point to submit proposals for Continue reading Philosophers’ Carnival No. 159
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On behalf of Chris Framarin: The University of British Columbia is hosting the The Second Canadian Colloquium for Ancient Philosophy, May 2-4, 2014. Please note that the organizers expressly include Indian philosophy within the call for papers. The University of Continue reading Call for Papers: The Second Canadian Colloquium for Ancient Philosophy
Friends, please forgive the shameless self-promotion. The volume that Edwin Bryant and I have edited, Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy, has just been released by Oxford University Press. The origin of the book lies in conversations that Edwin Continue reading Book Notice: Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy