A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
Mary is a doctor who volunteers often. She works in low income clinics, and travels to foreign nations to treat epidemics. If you ask her why she’s willing to sacrifice her time, she might grip your arm while a look Continue reading Somewhat vague worries about classification and Indian Buddhist ethics
The Mīmāṃsā school of Indian philosophy has at its primary focus the exegesis of Sacred Texts (called Vedas), and more specifically of their prescriptive portions, the Brāhmaṇas. This means that the epistemic content conveyed by the Vedas is, primarily, what Continue reading Conveying prescriptions: The Mīmāṃsā understanding of how prescriptive texts function
A philosopher might end up having a double affiliation, to the philosophical standpoints shared by one’s fellow philosophers, and to the religious program of one’s faith. This can lead to difficult reinterpretations (such as that of Christ with the Neoplatonic Continue reading Ontology is a moot point if you are a theist
The DK award for the outstanding doctoral thesis on Sanskrit, for theses submitted in the period 2012-2014, is for a scholar who is based outside South Asia. The deadline is 31st January 2015. Please see the details in the website Continue reading DK award for an outstanding doctoral thesis on Sanskrit
Every two years, the Society for Hindu-Christian Studies grants an award for the “Best Book in Hindu-Christian Studies.” The awards alternate between two categories (Theology/Philosophy and History/ Ethnography),
How did comparative philosophy evolve in the last sixty+ years? What is the difference between intercultural philosophy and comparative philosophy? All the answers can be read in the introductory essay to the first number of a new journal dedicated to Continue reading Confluence: A new journal on comparative philosophy
Elisa, Amod, and I often discuss ways to enhance the Blog and better serve our readership (both potential and actual). In conversation with some of our core contributors, here are a few plans we have: 1. A stable “Resources” page Continue reading Some plans and initiatives for the Indian Philosophy Blog
Two young luminaries in our field, David Buchta and Malcolm Keating, have successfully defended their dissertations at Penn and Texas respectively. Let’s all congratulate them! David and Malcolm are, among other things, both Alaṅkārikas (broadly construed), with Malcolm’s dissertation on Continue reading Congratulations to David Buchta and Malcolm Keating
(You have probably already encountered Patrick on this blog, but in case you did not, his Academia page is here —be sure to check all the bibliographical tools. The following text is part of an email conversation between the two Continue reading What is the relationship between Advaita Vedānta and bhakti? A guest post by Patrick S. O’ Donnell
You can read here the list of the 20 semifinalists of the 3quarksdaily prize (see also here) for the best philosophical post of the last year. For a quick summary regarding non-Western philosophy: