A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
Maria Heim just published a short book on Buddhist ethics, which starts with the problem of the non-existence of ethics in South Asian philosophy in general and in Buddhist philosophy in particular. She then moves to moral reflections within the Continue reading Maria Heim on Buddhist Ethics
An update on the endowed chair position in “Non-Western philosophy” at Yale-NUS, mentioned in this previous post. The position is for senior faculty, but I understand that associate professors (or equivalent) who could be promoted to full professor should apply. Continue reading Update: Yale-NUS Hiring
I received the following call for papers from Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach. Since I guess we all have direct experience with the topic, please consider applying. The American Association of Philosophy Teachers is a community of faculty, teachers, and grad students who Continue reading CfP: Diversity in teaching philosophy
Yale-NUS College is hiring for an Endowed Chair in Philosophy, the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Professorship. The AOS is broadly “non-Western philosophy,” specified as Arabic and Islamic Philosophy, Asian Philosophy, and Philosophy of Religion. In terms of AOC, Continue reading Endowed Chair in Philosophy, Yale-NUS College
Columbia University’s Department of Philosophy has an open AOS/open AOC search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Brian Van Norden notes: I am advised that this junior opening at Columbia is genuinely “open” in that they will seriously consider candidates with Continue reading JOB: Assistant Professor at Columbia University
I recently received a note about a job at Occidental College open to scholars specializing in Indian philosophy. Please see the end for contact information. Occidental College is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor to begin Fall 2020. The successful candidate Continue reading JOB: Assistant Professor at Occidental College
The department of philosophy of the York University in Toronto, Canada, opened a position for Associate Professor whose AOS include Asian Philosophy. The deadline for applying is November the 1st and the position starts in the academic year 2020–2021. You Continue reading Associate Professor in Non-Canonical philosophy
Syllabus Makeover Competition Would you like concrete advice for including multicultural content in a course you teach? If so, please consider sending us: 1) the current reading list for one of your philosophy courses, and 2) general or specific guidelines Continue reading Multicultural Syllabus Makeover Competition at the APA 2020
The APA Committee on Asian and Asian-American Philosophers and Philosophies seeks participants for a roundtable panel on how to teach Asian philosophical text at the AAPT-APA Teaching Hub at the 2020 APA Pacific Division meeting, April 8–29, 2020, in San Continue reading Teaching Asian Philosophical Classics: A call for papers
Here is a new prize competition that may be of interest to some blog readers, especially those working on topics such as theism in Nyāya or Vedānta, atheism in Buddhism or Mīmāṃsā, Cārvāka, Jainism, Kashmir Śaivism, South Asian Islam, Sikhism, Continue reading Prize Competition: Diversifying Analytic Theology