A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
If you are working on a paper related to Indian philosophy, which journal(s) do you approach for publication? How do you decide which is a good venue for your work? There are a few philosophy journal rankings around (for example, Continue reading Journals for Indian Philosophy
About a year ago, I teamed up with my colleague Omar Farahat to do a roundtable discussion on the topic of the normativity of language in Mīmāṃsā and Uṣūl al-fiqh. The occasion was the annual graduate student conference of Columbia’s Continue reading Mīmāṃsā and Uṣūl al-fiqh: On comparison
The new issue of JIP is out. Contributions include “Paśyantī, Pratibhā, Sphoţa and Jāti: Ontology and Epistemology in the Vākyapadīya” by our own Evgeniya Desnitskaya. Issue contents here.
This message was sent out by Michael Witzel. It is a great way for students of Indian philosophy to develop a strong grounding in Sanskrit through an intensive course. Just as for the past 25 years, we will offer a Continue reading Summer Sanskrit at Harvard
The winner of the Best Book in Hindu-Christian Studies: Theology/Philosophy (2011-2015) is Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad’s Divine Self, Human Self: The Philosophy of Being in Two Gita Commentaries (Bloomsbury, 2013). The Society will hold a panel discussion of Dr. Ram-Prasad’s book at Continue reading Congratulations to Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
The latest issue of Philosophy East and West is out. It has a single theme, Theater, and it all looks so fascinating and delightful that I will include all entries below and not only those pertaining to Indian Philosophy. Play, Continue reading Philosophy East and West, vol. 66, no. 1 (2016)
A query for the blog members and community from Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad: “Is there any research that people are aware of on folk thinking about mind in India? It is quite striking, I suppose, that we are all so familiar with Continue reading Indian “folk thinking” about mind
Professor N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya was awarded a Padma Bhushan 2016 for his scholarly achievements in Indian philosophy. Congratulations to Professor Ramanuja Tatacharya! Padma Awards (together with Bharat Ratna Award) are the highest civilian distinctions in India and are announced Continue reading Padma Bhushan Award to Prof. N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya
From Philjobs: Loyola University Maryland seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Philosophy, with a specialization in some tradition of non-Western philosophy, beginning Fall 2016. The successful candidate will possess a solid grounding in a non-Western tradition, such Continue reading Job listing: Loyola University Maryland
In September of last year, Andrew Nicholson posted a thread on Philosophy’s Western Bias, centered on Christian Coseru’s reflections on the systemic marginalization of non-Western thought in our discipline. One important subtheme of the ensuing discussions was the way that Continue reading A Detailed Critique of the Philosophical Gourmet Report, care of the Daily Nous