A group blog of scholars exploring Indian philosophy
Several years ago I had some pain in convincing a friend working on Husserl that the “phenomenologist” J. Mohanty which he knew too well was the same as the scholar of Sanskrit Philosophy J.N. Mohanty (I had similar problems in Continue reading Will the journey ever come to its goal? On Clooney 2013
Veṅkaṭanātha (traditional dates 1269–1370 (see Neevel 1977 for a convincing explanation of these too long life spans) is a complex figure who can be interpreted in different ways according to the facet one is focusing on. What is sure is Continue reading Veṅkaṭanātha’s contribution to Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
When I was an undergraduate I was lucky to have a mentor who had recently received her Ph.D. in a field related to my interests, and who gave me good, up-to-date advice on the most prominent scholars and programs in Continue reading The Philosophical Rasika Report: Listings of Ph.D. Programs in Indian Philosophy (Part I: North America)
A strange coincidence surprised me as I designed this spring’s course in Indian philosophy – but one that I suspect is quite significant. The coincidence resulted from three of my primary concerns in selecting content for the course syllabus, and Continue reading The accidental Gītā
Volume 13.1 of Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy is out. In what is a very welcome development, the issue’s theme is “Critical Engagement between Chinese and Indian Philosophies.” There are a number of interesting papers. Among them: “Role Ethics Continue reading New Issue of Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy
Chris Framarin’s new book, Hinduism and Environmental Ethics: Law, Literature and Philosophy, was released by Routledge in Feb 2014. The introduction and a review follows. The Introduction of the Book: The literature on Hinduism and the environment is vast, and growing Continue reading Book Notice: Hinduism and Environmental Ethics: Law, Literature, and Philosophy by Chris Framarin
Someone had raised some questions on an earlier post about the journal Asian Philosophy. Does Asian Philosophy subject papers to blind review? I have seen a lot of good articles in Asian Philosophy over the past two years, but this Continue reading Returning to the topic of the journal Asian Philosophy
Yāmuna (967–1038 according to Mesquita 1973) is one of the chief figures of the philosophy later known as Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta. In fact, to me one of the most intriguing questions regards his role in the formation of this school. It Continue reading Was Yāmuna the real founder of Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta? (On Mesquita 1971 and 1973)
Sanskrit works on philosophy are full of arguments with rival schools. And there is one point in these arguments that seems a bit puzzling. It was quite natural, that one tried to dismiss the rival opinion. And of course the Continue reading Some Remarks on the Mode of Argumentation in Indian Philosophy
Friends, I’ve been asked to see if there are any graduate students who work in Indian Philosophy of religion, particularly of a broadly theistic sort, and/or philosophical theology, who are competent to talk with analytic philosophers of religion and share Continue reading Need some information: graduate students and Hindu Theology/Phil Religion