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At the beginning of the month, there was an interdisciplinary conference in Kanazawa, Japan–the International Conference on Ethno-Epistemology – Culture, Language, and Methodology. Jonardon Ganeri gave a keynote presentation, “Pluralism about Epistemic Cultures” and Anand Vaidya, along with Purushottama Billimoria, gave Continue reading Epistemology and Comparative Philosophy in Confluence and the APA Blog
Dear readers of the Indian Philosophy Blog, I am delighted to share with all of you that we have been able to establish a Centre for Religious Studies (CRS) in Manipal University. As the coordinator of this centre I look Continue reading News from Manipal University (a guest post by Mrinal Kaul)
Debajyoti Gangopadhyay: Let us now turn towards the concept of śūnyatā in Buddhist Philosophy. Śūnya had been famously advocated by Nāgārjuna as going even beyond the catuṣkoṭi —the four possible state of affairs advocated by the Buddha, so that given Continue reading Interview with Mark Siderits, a guest post by Debajyoti Gangopadhyay* (part 2)
Cross-posted at Love of All Wisdom. In the previous post I discussed why academic philosophers have usually focused on the West, and pointed out reasons why some amount of Western focus remains valuable. Above all, I noted: “we are always Continue reading The West within the rest
Malcolm Keating recently posted here on the blog about the East-West Philosophers’ Conference, which concluded yesterday. For those remaining in Honolulu, or just arriving, there is another conference starting tomorrow: the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy Annual Conference. The Continue reading Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy Annual Conference (June 2-5, 2016)
(This dialog is part of the Dialog mission, about which see here and this post) Debajyoti Gangopadhyay: Professor Siderits, you are widely acclaimed for your contribution in Buddhist Philosophy. What precisely motivated you to study Philosophy in Asia? The Question Continue reading Interview with Mark Siderits, a guest post by Debajyoti Gangopadhyay* (part 1)
In a few days, the 2016 East-West Philosopher’s Conference will begin in Honolulu, Hawaii. The theme is “place”, but the range of interpretations of the theme varies from literal to metaphorical. I’ll be chairing a panel which takes “place” in a Continue reading 2016 East-West Philosopher’s Conference
Cross-posted at Love of All Wisdom. Jay Garfield and Bryan Van Norden have a widely circulated article in a recent New York Times, chastising American philosophy departments for paying insufficient attention to non-Western traditions of thought. It will surprise nobody Continue reading Why philosophy departments have focused on the West
Posted on behalf of Lucas den Boer: May 20, 2016 – at Leiden University. More details available at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2016/05/leiden-indian-philosophy-symposium-lips The conference focuses on philosophical problems in the Indian tradition. Alex Watson (Ashoka University) will deliver a keynote on “God, Continue reading Leiden Indian Philosophy Symposium (LIPS1)
Dear Friends and Colleagues I’d like to bring your attention to an online resource for teaching philosophy, including Indian philosophy. This is the EPG Pathshala initiative, by the Government of India’s University Grants Commission. The goal of this project is Continue reading Online Philosophy Education Including Indian Philosophy