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Princeton Lecture Video, “Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality: Sri Ramakrishna’s Vijñāna-Based Doctrine of the Harmony of All Religions”

Posted on 7 January 2019 by Andrew Nicholson — 2 Comments ↓

As part of my responsibilities as Visiting Professor at Princeton University for 2018-9, I am inviting guest speakers for a lecture series entitled “New Directions in Indian and Comparative Philosophy.” We are recording each of these lectures to share with Continue reading Princeton Lecture Video, “Infinite Paths to Infinite Reality: Sri Ramakrishna’s Vijñāna-Based Doctrine of the Harmony of All Religions”→

Hyman’s analysis of atheism and some interesting Indian parallels

Posted on 27 November 2018 by elisa freschi — 2 Comments ↓

Gavin Hyman explains in his 2007 contribution to Martin’s Cambdride Companion to Atheism as well as in his 2010 A Short History of Atheism that atheism is always the refusal of a given form of theism. In particular, in European Continue reading Hyman’s analysis of atheism and some interesting Indian parallels→

Bhavanātha and the move towards theistic Mīmāṃsā

Posted on 20 September 2018 by elisa freschi — 1 Comment ↓

The Mīmāṃsā school of Indian philosophy started as an atheist school since its first extant text, Jaimini’s Mīmāṃsā Sūtra. At a certain point in its history, however, it reinterpreted its atheist arguments as aiming only at a certain conception of Continue reading Bhavanātha and the move towards theistic Mīmāṃsā→

Book Announcement: Human Being, Bodily Being by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

Posted on 7 August 2018 by Matthew Dasti — 2 Comments ↓

From the publisher: Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad offers illuminating new perspectives on contemporary phenomenological theories of body and subjectivity, based on studies of classical Indian texts that deal with bodily subjectivity. Examining four texts from different genres – a medical handbook, epic Continue reading Book Announcement: Human Being, Bodily Being by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad→

Alternative theisms and atheisms (part 1)

Posted on 23 June 2018 by elisa freschi — 16 Comments ↓

One of the main advantages of dealing with worldviews other than the one you grew up in is the fact that you are exposed to doubts and alternatives. One of such cases regards the nebulous category of religion (to which Continue reading Alternative theisms and atheisms (part 1)→

Summer School: International Summer School for Jain Studies (ISSJS)

Posted on 5 March 2018 by Agnieszka Rostalska — 4 Comments ↓

As a proud alumna of the International Summer School for Jain Studies (ISSJS 6W) I share this announcement of its forthcoming 14th edition. The 6-Week program for Professors and Graduate Students in Delhi and Jaipur is scheduled for June 12th – July Continue reading Summer School: International Summer School for Jain Studies (ISSJS)→

Book Announcement — Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation

Posted on 20 February 2018 by Shyam Ranganathan — 14 Comments ↓

Dear Indian Philosophy Bloggers and Readers I would like to share with you news of my in-press book. It is scheduled to be out in July, which is late to be considered for September teaching and research, so I thought Continue reading Book Announcement — Hinduism: A Contemporary Philosophical Investigation→

Tenure-Track Position in Asian Religions (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)

Posted on 8 February 2018 by Ethan Mills — No Comments ↓

My department at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is currently hiring for a tenure-track position in Asian Religions. I’ve posted the basic information below. For more information, including directions for how to apply, please see the job ad. Please Continue reading Tenure-Track Position in Asian Religions (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)→

Whose religion? Which science?

Posted on 24 December 2017 by Amod Lele — 3 Comments ↓

A little while ago I had the pleasure of giving a guest lecture on Buddhism to David Decosimo‘s class at the Boston University School of Theology. The students were a delight to teach – smart, actively engaged, asking many questions. Continue reading Whose religion? Which science?→

Naturalizing Śāntideva’s eudaimonism

Posted on 10 December 2017 by Amod Lele — 2 Comments ↓

My disagreements with Charles Goodman continue with his contribution to Jake Davis’s thought-provoking volume A Mirror Is For Reflection. (I’ve previously written about Jan Westerhoff’s chapter in the same book.) Just like Westerhoff, Charles is exploring the important question of Continue reading Naturalizing Śāntideva’s eudaimonism→