University Of Hawaii
University Of Hawaii
These grants were used for research, teaching and sponsoring students in non-dualism philosophies.
The project coordinator is Professor Arindam Chakrabarti, Professor of Philosophy, University of Hawaii.
The following are essays written by Infinity sponsored students:
- The Man from Nicobar: The Bauddhatarkabhasa on Sabdapramana by Rohit Dalvi
- Yoga, Free Will and the Purusa-Prakrti Problem by Amy Donahue
- Desire and Desirelessness: A Case for Niskamakarma by Christopher Framarin
- Indeterminate or Incoherent?: Buddhist Indeterminate Perception (Nirvikalpaka Pratyakea), Metaphysical Packages, and Two Ethical Implications by Ethan Mills
- Ineluctable Modalities of the Sensible Thoughts on the Nyaya Buddhist Debate on Perception, Conceptualization and Language by Conor Roddy
- Is The Belief In The Cessation State an Unjustified Belief? An examination of the Yogacarin Buddhist’s belief in the cessation state (nirodhasamapatti), the store-house of consciousness (alayavijnana) and anti-substantivism (adravyasat) by Amjol Shrestha
The University held the following lectures:
10/18/00 & 10/20/00
Sir Peter F. Strawson,
Emeritus Fellow and Former Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy Magdalen College, Oxford Univeristy, U.K.,
Topics: “Philosophy and Committment: Left, Right and Center,” “A Category of Particulars”
(click on the link above for a transcript of this presentation or click on the image for enlarged view of poster and seminar/presenter information)
Sir Peter F. Strawson,
Emeritus Fellow and Former Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy Magdalen College, Oxford Univeristy, U.K.,
Topics: “Philosophy and Committment: Left, Right and Center,” “A Category of Particulars”
(click on the link above for a transcript of this presentation or click on the image for enlarged view of poster and seminar/presenter information)
11/19/99
Terence Parsons,
Professor of Philosophy,
University of California, Irvine
Topic: “What Cannot Be Said: Paradoxes and Solutions from Indian Philosophy of Language, Frege and Russell”
Terence Parsons,
Professor of Philosophy,
University of California, Irvine
Topic: “What Cannot Be Said: Paradoxes and Solutions from Indian Philosophy of Language, Frege and Russell”
5/1/99
Mark Siderits,
Professor of Philosophy,
Illinois State University
Topic: “Empty Persons: Madhyamaka, Simple Non-dualism and Concern for Others”
Mark Siderits,
Professor of Philosophy,
Illinois State University
Topic: “Empty Persons: Madhyamaka, Simple Non-dualism and Concern for Others”
4/23/99
Huw Price,
Professor of Natural Metaphysics,
School of Philosophy,
University of Sydney, Australia
Topic: “Teleology and Time-Symmetry in Microphysics”
Huw Price,
Professor of Natural Metaphysics,
School of Philosophy,
University of Sydney, Australia
Topic: “Teleology and Time-Symmetry in Microphysics”
2/5/99
Wendy Doniger,
Mircea Eliade Professor of the History of Religions,
The Divinity School and Department of South Asian Language and Civilizations at the University of Chicago
Topic: “Gender and Memory in the Yogavasistha: The Case of Cudala”
Wendy Doniger,
Mircea Eliade Professor of the History of Religions,
The Divinity School and Department of South Asian Language and Civilizations at the University of Chicago
Topic: “Gender and Memory in the Yogavasistha: The Case of Cudala”
12/4/98
Jay Garfield,
Chairman of Cognitive Sciences,
Smith College.
Topic: “Nagarjuna’s Account of Causality: Consequences of Sacred and Profane”
Jay Garfield,
Chairman of Cognitive Sciences,
Smith College.
Topic: “Nagarjuna’s Account of Causality: Consequences of Sacred and Profane”
11/20/98
Henry Stapp,
Professor of Physics,
University of California, Berkeley
Topic: “Mental Force and Freewill in the Quantum Universe”
Henry Stapp,
Professor of Physics,
University of California, Berkeley
Topic: “Mental Force and Freewill in the Quantum Universe”
10/22/98
Johannes Bronkhorst,
Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies,
Lausanne University,
Switzerland
Topic: “The Peacock-Egg: Bhartrhari on Language and Reality”
Johannes Bronkhorst,
Professor of Sanskrit and Indian Studies,
Lausanne University,
Switzerland
Topic: “The Peacock-Egg: Bhartrhari on Language and Reality”
3/13/98
Stephen Phillips,
Professor of Philosophy,
University of Texas at Austin
Topic: “Is Even Mystical Knowledge of a Non-Dual Brahman Possible?: A Casual Objection”
Stephen Phillips,
Professor of Philosophy,
University of Texas at Austin
Topic: “Is Even Mystical Knowledge of a Non-Dual Brahman Possible?: A Casual Objection”
2/13/98
J.N. Mohanty,
Woodruff Professor of Philosophy,
Emory University
Topic: “Consciousness, Indian Philosophy, and Contemporary Physics: Prospects and Problems” and gave a seminar on the work of Hegel and Husserl.
J.N. Mohanty,
Woodruff Professor of Philosophy,
Emory University
Topic: “Consciousness, Indian Philosophy, and Contemporary Physics: Prospects and Problems” and gave a seminar on the work of Hegel and Husserl.
“Quantum Physics and Vedanta”
10/17/97
A. Goswami,
Professor of Physics,
University of Oregon
Topic: “Quantum Physics and Vedanta”
A. Goswami,
Professor of Physics,
University of Oregon
Topic: “Quantum Physics and Vedanta”
