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1. Journal of Indian Philosophy and Religion: Volume > 1
Chandana Chakrabarti The Dialectic of Negation in the Vedantic and the Platonic Traditions
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Stephen H. Phillips The Error of "That": Gaṅgeśa on the Epistemology of the Memory Cognition "That" (tad id)
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Kisor K. Chakrabarti AAtmatattvaviveka (Analysis of the Nature of the Self) An Annotated Translation: Introduction of the Buddhist Doctrine of Momentariness
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Lobsang Gyatso, Michael Krausz Interview With Ven. Lobsang Gyatso
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Mark Siderits Do Persons Supervene on Skandhas?
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Steven W. Laycock An Untimely History of Sartrean Temporality: A Tale, Told by a Buddhist...Signifying Nothing
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Ramakrishna Puligandla Immanence and Transcendence in the Upanishadic Teaching
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Jay L. Garfield Orcid-ID Emptiness and Positionlessness: Do the Mādhyamika Relinquish all Views?
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Thom Brooks Better Luck Next Time: A Comparative Analysis of Socrates and Mahāyāna Buddhism on Reincarnation
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Eve Mullen Teaching the Ineffable: Nirgima Brahman in the Philosophy of Religion Classroom
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In the undergraduate Philosophy of Religion classroom, a primary topic of discussion is the attributes of God. Personal experience as a teacher has shown that Śamkara's concept of Brahman without attributes {nirguna), a contrast to traditional Western ideas of the Divine, facilitates the learning process and broadens general conceptualizations of the Divine or Ultimate Reality. The teaching pedagogy associated with the use of this concept is explored here. Some basic questions are key. How can the concept of Brahman without attributes be presented to a novice western audience? How can the discussion of the concept be integrated practically in a Philosophy of Religion course? The nirguna concept is invaluable for the constructive broadening of perspective and thorough treatment of the general topics at hand in Philosophy of Religion. It is by incorporating a cross-cultural understanding of Śamkara's absolute that the semester-long exploration of "alternate" views on divinity or ultimate reality can culminate in a greater grasp of not only Śamkara-based views on Brahman the Absolute, but also of Western views on a monotheistic God.When requested to prepare this paper for publication, I realized that my own request to the audience at the SIPR Calcutta conference would have to be translated from the intimate and immediate context of a room filled with friendly faces to the distanced context of readers. The request I made was simple, however, and I trust the reading audience will be as helpful as my colleagues in the conference room were. This paper is meant to stimulate discussion. Presented here is a collection of suggestions for the Philosophy of Religion classroom, and as improving one's teaching skills is an ongoing, never-ending process, I do hope all readers will add any opinions or criticisms to the discourse and regard this piece not as a final statement but as a starting point for useful lesson planning. My aim is simply to offer some pedagogical starting points, centering on the use of Śamkara on an introductory level, in the specific course context of Philosophy of Religion.In the undergraduate. Western Philosophy of Religion classroom, a primary topic of discussion is the attributes of God. Personal experience as a teacher has shown that Śamkara's concept of nirguna Brahman ("without attributes") facilitates the learning process and general conceptualizations of the Divine and Ultimate Reality. The teaching pedagogy associated with the use of this concept is the focus here. Some basic questions are key. How can the concept of Brahman without attributes be presented to a novice Western audience? How can the discussion of the concept be integrated practically in a Philosophy of Religion course? What specific teaching methods can be employed successfully in this context? The nirguna concept is invaluable for the cultivation of analytical skills, for the constructive broadening of perspective, and for a thorough treatment of the general topics at hand in Philosophy of Religion. Foremost among these topics is "Describing the Divine." I draw upon current works on teaching pedagogy, primary and secondary works dealing with Śamkara's Advaita Vedānta and personal teaching experience in the Philosophy of Religion classroom.
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Kisor K. Chakrabarti AAtmatattvaviveka (Analysis of the Nature of the Self) An Annotated Translation: The Argument from Error
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David Blanks Imagining Inidia in the Sixteenth Century: An Italian in Vijayanagara
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Monima Chadha Contents of Experience: Nyaya, Descartes and Peacocke
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Horace L. Fairlamb Salvation East and West: The Politics of Idolatry
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Arthur Ledoux Augustine as a Bridge for Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
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J. Randall Groves Comparative Philosophy of Mind: Dualism and Materialism in Inidia and the West
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Laura Weed Consciousness in Advaita Vedanta and in Cognitive Science
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This paper will compare some discoveries and debates within contemporary neuroscience to some of Advaita Vedanta's analyses of the mind, as presented in the work of Shankara and some of his followers. I will argue, first, that the conception of mind within Advaita Vedanta provides a better model for contemporary neuroscience than either Cartesian dualism, or its antithesis, reductivist materialism, does. Second, I will show how some discoveries and arguments within contemporary neuroscience could benefit from the Vedantic philosophical framework. Finally, I will show how Vedanta might profit from interactions with contemporary neuroscience, and suggest some areas for cross-fertilization between the Indian philosophical system and contemporary brain science.
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Victoria S. Harrison Orcid-ID Fragmentary Selves and God-given Identity
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This brief study employs Lacan's theory about the self and about the way that our self-image is constituted to highlight some crucial differences between one important Roman Catholic philosophical religious anthropology and one interpretation of the Theravāda Buddhist theory of anattā. It concludes that one persuaded of Lacanian theory would be likely to regard the Roman Catholic model of personal-identity as fostering a particularly tenacious and dangerous illusion, while being likely to view the Theravādan philosophy more favourably, regarding it as encouraging a similar process of ego-deconstruction to that available within Lacanian psychoanalysis.
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Andrew Ward Persons And Their Survival
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Robert R. Goldman Interpreting Śruti: Ādisamkarācārya's Reading of Three Ākhyāyikā-s of the Chāndogya Upanişad