Archive for the Indian Philosophy category

Ethnoepistemology

Posted on October 18th, 2008 in African philosophy, Alvin Goldman, American Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, Native American philosophy, Richard Rorty, academia, anthropology, epistemology, ethnoepistemology, ethnophilosophy, globalization, identity politics, intellectual life, irrationalism, liberalism, multiculturalism, naturalized epistemology, orientalism, pluralism, postmodernism, reflexivity, relativism, truth.

Originally titled “Ethnoepistemology, my ass!”, written 2 August 2008. Excuse all the cuss words. I’ve cut out a few of the epithets, but I’m preserving the flavor of my diatribe. * * * * * Ethnoepistemology (James Maffie), The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. There are often lapses and biases in reference works in the humanities [...]

June 2007 reading review (2): Vonnegut, Marxism, positivism

Posted on August 12th, 2007 in Indian Philosophy, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Marxism, Roy Bhaskar, Slavoj Zizek, Stephen Eric Bronner, Terry Eagleton, Wittgenstein, critical theory, ideology, mysticism, positivism, reading, religion, social theory.

More Vonnegut When I picked up Kurt Vonnegut’s Timequake (New York: G.P. Putnam’s, 1997) off my table for the first time, I thought this might be a throwaway book. I was wrong; it was hilarious, and there’s much in there. It is a combination memoir and science fiction tale. A whole decade has to be [...]

Arthur Danto on Mysticism and Morality

Posted on January 16th, 2007 in Chinese Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, moral philosophy, mysticism.

Danto, Arthur C. Mysticism and Morality: Oriental Thought and Moral Philosophy. New York: Columbia University Press, 1987. Orig. 1972. 1. Factual Beliefs and Moral Rules 2. Karma and Caste 3. Brahma, Boredom, and Release 4. Therapy and Theology in Buddhist Thought 5. The Discipline of Action in the Bhagavad Gita 6. Conforming to the Way [...]