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Classical Indian Philosophy
In this series of episodes, co-authored with Jonardon Ganeri (Professor of Philosophy at NYU, Visiting Professor at King's College London and Professorial Research Associate at SOAS - and author of numerous books and articles on Indian philosophy), Peter considers the rich philosophical tradition of India. The podcasts cover the first thousand years of the history of Indian philosophy, beginning with Vedic literature (including the Upanisads) and ending with the maturation of Buddhist and Jain thought. This timespan will be divided into three ages: the early period of the Vedas and classical Hindu epics, and the emergence of critique from the Buddhists and Jains; the Age of the Sutra, a period of increasing systematicity in which several schools of thought emerged from the brahminical tradition; and finally a look at the critiques of these schools from the Buddhist and Jain traditions.
For further reading on these three series and for episode lists see the episode lists below.
Further Reading
S.N. Dasgupta, A History of Indian Philosophy (Cambridge: 1922-55).
V. Eltschinger and I. Ratié, Qu’est-ce que la philosophie indienne? (Paris: 2023)
E. Franco (ed.), Periodization and Historiography of Indian Philosophy (Vienna: 2013).
J. Ganeri, Philosophy in Classical India (London: 2001).
J. Ganeri (ed.), Indian Logic: a Reader (Richmond: 2000).
W. Halbfass, Tradition and Reflection: Explorations in Indian Thought (Albany: 1991).
S. Hamilton, Indian Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction (Oxford: 2001).
R. King, Indian Philosophy: an Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought (Washington DC: 1999).
D. Krishna, Indian Philosophy: A Counter-Perspective (Oxford, 1992).
B.K. Matilal, Perception: An Essay on Classical Indian Theories of Knowledge (Oxford: 1986).
B.K. Matilal, Mind, Language, and World (Delhi: 2002; reprinted 2015).
B.K. Matilal, Ethics and Epics (Delhi: 2002; reprinted 2015).
B.K. Matilal, Logical and Ethical Issues (New Delhi: 2004).
J.N. Mohanty, Reason and Tradition in Indian Thought (Oxford, 1998).
J.N. Mohanty, Classical Indian Philosophy (London: 2000).
K. Potter (ed.), Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies(Princeton: 1977-).
S. Radhakrishnan and C.A. Moore, A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy (Princeton: 1957).
D. Sharma, Classical Indian Philosophy: A Reader (New York: 2011).
N. Smart, Doctrine and Argument in Indian Philosophy (London: 1964).
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: India section.
Numerous entries are also devoted to Indian philosophy on the online Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
For the historical background also check out the History of India podcast.
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Origins
Origins
In this opening series of episodes on philosophy in India, Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri first provide an orientation concerning the nature of philosophy in India and the historical context in which it emerged. They go on to discuss the Vedic literature, focusing especially on the Upanisads with their proposal of the unity of self and world, and the notion of karma. These ideas, and the knowledge claims of the brahmins who feature in the Upanisads, were criticized by the emerging traditions of Buddhism and Jainism. In addition to charting this conflict, these podcasts deal with philosophical ideas in ancient Indian literature, especially the epic Mahabharata. Also featured are interviews with guests Brian Black, Rupert Gethin, and Jessica Frazier.
Further Reading
F. Edgerton, The Beginnings of Indian Philosophy: Selections from the Rg Veda, Atharva Veda, Upanisads, and Mahabharata(London: 1965).
R. Gethin, The Foundations of Buddhism (Oxford: 1998).
K.N. Jayatilleke, Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge (London: 1963).
B.K. Matilal, Epics and Ethics (Oxford: 2002).
W.D. O’Flaherty (ed.), Karma and Rebirth in Classical Indian Traditions (Berkeley: 1980).
W.D. O’Flaherty (ed.), The Rig Veda: an Anthology (Harmondworth: 1981).
P. Olivelle (trans.), Upanisads (Oxford: 1996).
R. Thapar, The Penguin History of Early India from the Origins to AD 1300 (London: 2002).
R.S. Sharma, India’s Ancient Past (Oxford: 2006).
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1. Begin at the End: Introduction to Indian Philosophy
2. Sages, Schools and Systems: a Historical Overview
3. Kingdom for a Horse: India in the Vedic Period
4. Hide and Seek: The Upanisads
5. Do it Yourself: Indra’s Search for the Self in the Upaniṣads
7. Brian Black on the Upanisads
8. Case Worker: Panini's Grammar
9. Suffering and Smiling: the Buddha
10. Crossover Appeal: The Nature of the Buddha’s Teaching
11. Carry a Big Stick: Ancient Indian Political Thought
12. Rupert Gethin on Buddhism and the Self
13. Grand Illusion: Dharma and Deception in the Mahabharata
14. World on a String: The Bhagavad-Gita
15. Mostly Harmless: Non-Violence
16. Better Half: Women in Ancient India
17. Jessica Frazier on Hinduism and Philosophy
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Age of the Sutra
Age of the Sutra
The second part of our series on philosophy in India examines the "age of the sūtra." The sūtra (literally "thread") was a genre of writing in which ideas were set forth in brief, aphoristic form. Various sūtras were taken as authoritative and foundational for numerous schools of Indian thought, which devoted further commentaries to the sūtras. Historically, these episodes cover the period in which most of the sūtras and initial commentaries were written, that is, approximately the first several centuries CE (though some sūtras are older, and the commentaries were written over many centuries). At this time, we see numerous intellectual traditions emerge: Sāṃkhya, Yoga, Nyāya, Vaiśeṣika, Mīmāṃsā, Vedānta, and Cārvāka. These episodes cover the main developments and disputes found in the sūtras and commentaries, with a focus on such issues as the self and mind's relation to the material world, philosophy of language, the efficacy of ritual, and the sources of human knowledge. Look out for interviews with experts on this period, including Monima Chadha, Francis Clooney, Elisa Freschi, V.N. and Ujjwala Jah, and Philipp Maas.
Further Reading
In addition to the general reading list recommended here, see also:
C. Bartley. An Introduction to Indian Philosophy (London: 2011).
J. Bronkhorst, Language and Reality: on an Episode in Indian Thought, trans. M.S. Allen and R. Raghunathan (Leiden: 2011).
M. Dasti, "Six Systems/Darśanas" (Oxford Bibliographies).
W. Edelglass and J. Garfield (eds), The Oxford Handbook of World Philosophy (Oxford: 2011), the Section on Non-Buddhist Indian Philosophy.
J. Ganeri, The Concealed Art of the Soul: Theories of Self and Practices of Truth in Indian Ethics and Epistemology (Oxford: 2007).
J. Gonda (ed.), A History of Indian Literature (Wiesbaden: 1975-): includes numerous volumes on philosophical schools.
D. Krishna (ed.), Discussion and Debate in Indian Philosophy: Issues in Vedanta, Mimamsa and Nyaya (New Delhi: 2004).
K.H. Potter (ed.), Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies (Princeton: 1977-).
Entries on “Sāṃkhya,” “Yoga Sutras”, “Nyāya”, and “Advaita Vedānta” in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Numerous relevant entries on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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18. A Tangled Web: the Age of the Sutra
19. When in Doubt: the Rise of Skepticism
20. Master of Ceremonies: Jaimini’s Mimamsa-Sutra
21. Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Mimamsa on Knowledge and Language
23. Source Code: Badarayana’s Vedanta-Sutra
24. No Two Ways About It: Śaṅkara and Advaita Vedānta
25. Communication Breakdown: Bhartrihari on Language
26. Francis Clooney on Vedanta
27. The Theory of Evolution: Īśvarakṛṣṇa’s Sāṃkhya-kārikā
28. Who Wants to Live Forever? Early Ayurvedic Medicine
29. Practice Makes Perfect: Patañjali’s Yoga-Sūtra
31. Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire: Gautama’s Nyāya-Sūtra
32. What You See Is What You Get: Nyāya on Perception
33. Standard Deductions: Nyāya on Reasoning
34. The Truth Shall Set You Free: Nyāya on the Mind
35. Ujjwala Jha and V.N. Jha on Nyāya
36. Fine Grained Analysis: Kaṇāda’s Vaiśeṣika-sūtra
37. The Whole Story: Vaiśeṣika on Complexity and Causation
38. A Day in the Life: Theories of Time
39. The Wolf’s Footprint: Indian Naturalism
40. Mind out of Matter: Materialist Theories of the Self
41. Monima Chadha on Indian Philosophy of Mind
42. In Good Taste: The Aesthetics of Rasa
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Buddhists and Jains
Buddhists and Jains
In this last section of the podcasts on ancient Indian thought, we move on to consider the development of Buddhist thought, focusing on Nāgārjuna, the second century founder of Mādhyamaka Buddhism, the great Yogacārā Buddhist thinker Dignāga, and the reaction to his thought in Dharmakīrti. We also cover Jain philosophy, focusing especially on Umāsvāti. Major philosophical themes in this sub-series include epistemology, with the brilliant skeptical methods of Nāgārjuna and the perspectivism of the Jains, as well as critique of Vedic ideas about the self. Our treatment of Indian philosophy (for now at least: we may return to cover later Indian thought in a future series of episodes) will conclude with a look at cultural interchanges between Indian thought and other cultures.
Look out for interviews with Amber Carpenter, Marie-Helene Gorisse, Graham Priest, and Jan Westerhoff, with a surprise appearance by a special guest to round off the whole series.
Further Reading
In addition to the general reading list recommended here, see also:
• L.A. Babb, Understanding Jainism (Edinburgh: 2015).
• P. Balcerowicz, Essays in Jaina Philosophy and Religion (Delhi: 2003).
• P. Balcerowicz, Early Asceticism in India: Ājīvikism and Jainism (London: 2016).
• S.C. Berkwitz, South Asian Buddhism: a Survey (London: 2010).
• A.D. Carpenter, Indian Buddhist Philosophy (Durham: 2014).
• E. Conze, Buddhist Thought in India (Ann Arbor: 1967).
• E. Conze, Buddhism: a Short History (Oxford: 2008).
• P. Dundas, The Jains (London: 2002).
• W. Edelglass and J.L. Garfield (eds), Buddhist Philosophy: Essential Readings (Oxford: 2009).
• W. Edelglass, P.-J. Harter, and S. McClintock, The Routledge Handbook of Indian Buddhist Philosophy (London: 2022).
• P. Harvey, An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (Cambridge: 2013).
• A. Hirakawa, A History of Indian Buddhism, trans. P. Groner (Honolulu: 1990).
• P.S. Jaini, The Jaina Path of Purification (New Delhi: 1998).
• J.L. Jaini, Outlines of Jainism (Cambridge: 2013).
• B.K. Matilal, The Central Philosophy of Jainism (Ahmedabad: 1977).
• M. Siderits, Studies in Buddhist Philosophy (Oxford: 2016).
• J. Westerhoff, The Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Philosophy (Oxford: 2018).
• P. Williams and A. Tribe, Buddhist Thought: a Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (London: 2000).
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43. We Beg to Differ: the Buddhists and Jains
44. It All Depends: Nagarjuna on Emptiness
45. Motion Denied: Nāgārjuna on Change
46. No Four Ways About It: Nāgārjuna’s Tetralemma
47. Jan Westerhoff on Nāgārjuna
48. Taking Perspective: the Jain Theory of Standpoints
49. Well Qualified: the Jains on Truth
50. Marie-Hélène Gorisse on Jain Epistemology
51. Change of Mind: Vasubandhu and Yogācāra Buddhism
52. Under Construction: Dignāga on Perception and Language
53. Follow the Evidence: Dignāga's Logic
54. Graham Priest on Logic and Buddhism
55. Doors of Perception: Dignāga on Consciousness
56. Who’s Pulling Your Strings? Buddhaghosa
58. Amber Carpenter on Animals in Indian Philosophy
59. Looking East: Indian Influence on Greek Thought
60. The Buddha and I: Indian Influence on Islamic and European Thought
61. What Happened Next: Indian Philosophy After Dignaga
62. Kit Patrick on Philosophy and Indian History
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