In this episode, I talk with Jay Garfield, Professor of Philosophy at Smith College, about the Buddhist philosopher Candrakirti and how teaching Indian philosophy at Yale-NUS impacted his understanding of Western philosophers like Hume.

Further Resources

Jay Garfield’s website: https://jaygarfield.org/ 

David Hume:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/

The Concealed Influence of Custom (Jay Garfield): https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-concealed-influence-of-custom-9780190933401

Candrakirti and Hume on the Self and the Person (Jay Garfield): https://jaygarfield.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/candrakicc84rti-and-hume-on-self.pdf

Madhyamaka philosophy (and Chandrakirti):

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/madhyamaka/

https://iep.utm.edu/madhyamaka-buddhist-philosophy/

Music Credits:

Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, I talk with Christine Tan, Philosophy Lecturer at Yale-NUS College in Singapore, about Indian materialism, skepticism, and overlaps with Chinese Philosophy.

Further Resources

Christine Tan’s website: https://tanchristineabigail.com/

Guo Xiang: https://iep.utm.edu/guoxiang/

Cārvāka: https://iep.utm.edu/indmat

Podcast Episodes on Jayanta Bhatta’s play:

Part 1: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/episodes/Episode-9-Much-Ado-about-Religion--Part-1-eovu0c

Part 2: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/episodes/Much-Ado-about-Religion-Part-2-epn4fc

Music Credits:

Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod

In this episode, I talk with Kathryn Muyskens, Philosophy Lecturer at Yale-NUS College in Singapore, about the Buddhist philosopher Shantideva and bioethics, health care, and compassion.

Further Resources

Kathryn Muyskens’ papers on Philpapers: https://philpeople.org/profiles/kathryn-muyskens

Shantideva:

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/shantideva/

https://iep.utm.edu/santideva/

YouTube video on Shantideva with Connie Kassor and Stephen Harris:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQVLrbk0yKM

Music Credits:

Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Content note: There's one instance of the "F-word" in English towards the end of the interview.

In this episode, I talk with Andrew Bailey, Associate Professor of philosophy at Yale-NUS College in Singapore about the Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna and analytic metaphysics, Gandhi on technology, and Nyaya philosophers on inference.

Further Resources

Andrew Bailey’s website: https://www.andrewmbailey.com/

Nagarjuna: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nagarjuna/

David Lewis: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/david-lewis/

Peter Van Inwagen: https://philosophy.nd.edu/people/emeritus/peter-van-inwagen/

Gandhi's Hind Swaraj: https://www.mkgandhi.org/ebks/hind_swaraj.pdf

Annambhatta lecture (1 of 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L14Q87r24Is

Music Credits:

Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, I talk with Bryan Van Norden, Professor of philosophy at Vassar College in the United States about how he came to Indian philosophy, what he enjoys about teaching it, as well as connections between ideas about knowing in Indian and Chinese philosophy.

Further Resources

Bryan Van Norden’s website: http://www.bryanvannorden.com/

“Less Commonly Taught Philosophies” bibliography: http://www.bryanvannorden.com/suggestions-for-further-reading

The Questions of King Milinda:

My YouTube videos on this text start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBqC43PK8Q

Mengzi (Mencius)

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mencius/

https://iep.utm.edu/mencius/

Mozi and Mohism

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mohism/

https://iep.utm.edu/mozi/

Music Credits

Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How does a 9th century Nyaya philosopher addresses the intersection of religious conflict and ruling power in India? Are feelings of offense reason to exclude certain religious practices? What lessons can we take from Nyaya philosophers on religious toleration, and are they internally consistent here?

To read the whole play, get the Clay Sanskrit Library translation of Much Ado about Religion by Csaba Dezsö, published 2005 by NYU Press. https://nyupress.org/9780814719794/much-ado-about-religion/

Maniacal laugh sound effect from: https://freesound.org/s/367738/

Join our hero Sankarshana as he travels around the kingdom, vanquishing foes...with reason. Part 1 of 2.

To read the whole play, get the Clay Sanskrit Library translation of Much Ado about Religion by Csaba Dezsö, published 2005 by NYU Press. https://nyupress.org/9780814719794/much-ado-about-religion/

When is a door not really a door? When it's ajar! That old joke equivocates on two meanings of "ajar" In this episode we look at how equivocation can impact our reasoning, like when we ask, When is a doctor not really a doctor? We explore a few other ways that reasoning can go wrong and force us to lose in a debate. And listen until the end to hear what's planned for Episode 9.

Sources:

Matthew Dasti and Stephen Phillips, The Nyaya-sutra: Selections with Early Commentaries, Hackett Publishing, 2017. https://www.hackettpublishing.com/new-forthcoming/the-nyaya-sutra

Much Ado About Religion adapted from the Csaba Dezsö translation in the Clay Sanskrit Library, New York: NYU Press, 2005. https://nyupress.org/9780814719794/much-ado-about-religion/

Definition of "doctor" from

Merriam-Webster Online

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-history-of-doctor

OED

"doctor, n." OED Online. Oxford University Press, December 2020. Web. 20 December 2020.

Clips:

Good Morning America, December 15, 2020

"Women rally behind Jill Biden after WSJ op-ed asks her to drop 'Dr.'"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJHm2rzMJ-Q%200:49

“Hair-raising hare” (Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies, 1946)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnPRB00xgoQ

"Expertise" (Sutras (and stuff) Season 1, Episode 6)

https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/edfmbj

Billy Madison (Universal Pictures, 1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec7rCsNFn30

Music:

Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sounds:

Monastery Bell

https://freesound.org/people/florianreichelt/sounds/440606/

Buzzer

https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/211103/ by qubodup

Quick announcement about Episodes 8 through 10.

When is a reason not a reason? According to Nyaya philosophers, when it's all smoke and no fire. In this episode we'll talk about how reasoning can go wrong when people use "counterfeit reasons," which don't actually support their claims.

Music:

Brittle Rille by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rille

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sources:

Matthew Dasti and Stephen Phillips, The Nyaya-sutra: Selections with Early Commentaries, Hackett Publishing, 2017. https://www.hackettpublishing.com/new-forthcoming/the-nyaya-sutra

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Ruptly, "USA: "Democrats had this election rigged right from the beginning" Dec 2, 2020

CBS Evening News, "Trump continues to deny election results despite legal losses" Dec 7, 2020