A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
[Cross-posted on Love of All Wisdom.] Late last year I was delighted to see a post from Richard Payne retracting his earlier post on “White Buddhism”, motivated at least in part by my critique. It is all too rare to Continue reading Farewell to “Yavanayāna”
Hi all A seemingly innocent question about Hindu Ethics was raised elsewhere. Ram kindly referenced the Handbook that I edited. I wanted to respond the original context, but as I started writing it grew and I thought it would be Continue reading Hindu Ethics
I’m very happy to bring to people’s attention that Roy Perrett’s Introduction to Indian Philosophy – impressive for its rare combination of analytic depth and extensive breadth – has has won an award; it has been named by the American Continue reading Award for Roy Perrett’s Introduction to Indian Philosophy
In the context of epistemology and pramāṇa theory, we often translate śabda as “testimony.” It is reasonable to do so, since using “word” in sentences like “Word is a genuine source of knowledge” is unpleasant to the ear and confusing Continue reading Some thoughts on the terms śabda and “testimony”
In the second pariccheda of Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇālaṅkāra (1025 CE) titled śabdālaṅkāravivecanam, Bhoja defines at 2.138 the śabdālaṅkāra Adhyeyam (Śarmā and Paṇśīkar 1934:304): yadvidhau ca niṣedhe ca vyutpattereva kāraṇam tadadhyeyam vidustena lokayātrā pravartate Bhoja at Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇālaṅkāra 2.139 divides Adhyeyam into six subtypes-kāvya, Continue reading Bhoja’s comments on Adhyeyam–a Guest Post by Satyanarayana Hegde
In the comments to Shyam’s recent post on interpretation vs explication, I left a link to Peter Adamson’s recent post,”Rules for History of Philosophy.” While I imagine many readers will have already seen it (it’s been posted elsewhere), perhaps some Continue reading Rules for History of Philosophy
This issue is pretty light on Indian philosophy, as its theme is “Joseph Chan’s Confucian Perfectionism.” But it does feature Chris Framarin’s article “Renunciation, Pleasure, and the Good Life in the Saṃnyāsa Upaniṣads” and David Nowakowski’s review of Rethinking the Buddha: Continue reading New issue of Philosophy East and West (67.1, January 2017)
Thanks to Elisa Freschi and Malcolm Keating for prompting me to post about interpretation and explication. In the previous post, titled “Interpretation vs. Explication I: background (Truth and Objectivity)” I set out the logical distinctions we need in view to Continue reading Interpretation vs. Explication II: choosing between Truth and Objectivity
Happy belated Solstice to all! I hope everyone is having a good holiday. Thanks to Elisa Freschi and Malcolm Keating for prompting me to post about interpretation and explication. The distinction between interpretation and explication to my knowledge has not Continue reading Interpretation vs. Explication I: background (Truth and Objectivity)
I have a backlog of books for review for Philosophy East and West. If you are interested in writing a review for any of the books below, please contact me through my email address. If we don’t know each other, Continue reading Available books for review for Philosophy East and West