A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
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
It’s been a long time in the making, but my article on disengaged Buddhism is finally published. It’s at the free online Journal of Buddhist Ethics, so you can go read it for yourself. I’ll say a bit here about Continue reading Disengaged Buddhism article is published
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
You might have noticed it already (since I am well-known for being a late adapter), but there are now several scholars of South Asian philosophy on twitter, such as “our” Malcolm Keating, Amod Lele and Ethan Mills, as well as Continue reading South Asian philosophy on twitter — and how to persuade your colleagues that there is philosophy in South Asia
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
As mindfulness meditation practices become ever more popular and widespread, their claim to be a “non-sectarian technique” takes on progressively greater importance, just as it does with yoga. By claiming their practices to be secular techniques, teachers not only can Continue reading Is mindfulness meditation a problem for Christians?
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
The term mindfulness is ubiquitous in English-language discussions of Buddhism – and beyond, in secular meditation techniques. When I first encountered Buddhism in Thailand, the English word “mindfulness” was central to my understanding of the tradition. My journals in 1997 described Continue reading On mindfulness
Please see the following link for a short but illuminating talk by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad which reflects on some of the reasons given for why Philosophy should be thought of as a largely Western affair and why those reasons fail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=davqrJU97Ck
Vīrarāghavācārya was a 20th c. Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedāntin whose editorial and commentarial contribution to his school will remain impressive for many generations to come. Personally, I am particularly pleased by his attempts to think along the tradition in a creative way. Continue reading Why is bhakti different than the other human purposes? Vīrarāghavācārya on Pūrva Mīmāṃsā Sūtra 1.1.2