A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
Satyanarayana asked a very interesting question a while back. Literature (kāvya) was widely believed to be a kind of moral education, even if it “seduces us like a lover” (kāntasaṃmitatayā); other types of texts, namely scripture (śāstra) and sacred lore Continue reading Unchaste literature and the “social aesthetic”
Christopher G. Framarin. Hinduism and Environmental Ethics: Law, literature, and philosophy. 192 pp. London and New York: Routledge. 2014. 140 USD. Hardcover [Book Review Editor’s Note: This book has previously been reviewed on this blog by Stephen Harris. See Harris’s Continue reading Book Review of Hinduism and Environmental Ethics by Christopher G. Framarin (Reviewed by Elisa Freschi)
In a previous post I had discussed the importance of making the discussions on global ethics more inclusive. Now, while reading Rahul Peter Das’ On “Hindu” Bioethics (in Saṃskṛta-sādhutā, the Festschrift for Ashok Aklujkar) I found however a possible objection Continue reading On the universality of ethics (Rahul Peter Das 2012 and Hindu bioethics)
This job ad was submitted to the blog by Laura Guerrero, who notes that “We are hiring in environmental philosophy here at UVU and we would love to have someone who works on those issues from a non-Western perspective.” The Continue reading Job Opening: Utah Valley University
I am happy to announce the inauguration of a new MA program beginning in the fall of 2016: “History of Philosophies, East and West.” It is a joint graduate program offered by the Department of Philosophy and Department of Asian Continue reading New MA program: History of Philosophies, East and West
“Is the debate on global justice a global one?”—asks Anke Graness at the beginning of an article (available OA here) in which she analyses the more common positions on global justice held in Western academia and confronts them with the Continue reading The duty to do philosophy interculturally
These should be of interest to readers and contributors here. There are three jobs, one tenure-track and two teaching-track; all in philosophy with an open AOS and AOC including Asian or comparative philosophy. Via the philosop listserve: The Underwood International Continue reading Three Jobs open in Korea
Sent to the IPB by Jonardon Ganeri, who notes that “the position is genuinely open. Within the NYU global network, Taneli Kukkonen and I already work in non-western philosophy, and collaborative ties between the three campuses continue to be strengthened.” Continue reading Job Opening: Department of Philosophy, NYU Shanghai
Two three upcoming conferences of interest to our readers. First, the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP) Annual Meeting is this weekend in Monterey, CA, and there are quite a few sessions pertaining to Indian philosophy, too many to list here, Continue reading Upcoming Conferences: SACP 2015, SAGP 2015, E-APA 2016
A reader of the blog, Satyanarayana, sent in the following question. Could any of our learned śāstrīs provide any insight? * * * The asatī : Strīsvabhāva, Kāvya, Śāstra A dominant theme of Brahminical patriarchy as reflected in the Sanskrit Continue reading A reader’s query