Senior Seminars in Indian Philosophy

Convened by Aamir Kaderbhai

Emphasising intellectual exchange, each seminar consists of two twenty-minute discussions on a topic relating to Indian philosophy, followed by an equal amount of time for discussion.

Week 5: Wednesday 12th November, 2:30-4pm, OCHS Library

Title: Different Words with the Same Meaning: Kumārila Bhaṭṭa on Synonymy
Speaker: Prof. Malcolm Keating, Smith College, Massachusetts

Title: A Metaphysical Enquiry into Godhood in Jainism
Speaker: Dr. Pragya Jain, International School for Jain Studies, Pune

Week 8: Wednesday 3rd December, 2:30-4pm, OCHS Library

Title: Unfinished Divinity: Liminality and the Logic of Becoming in Bhaktapur’s Goddess Cults
Speaker: Sharvi Maheshwari, University of Oxford

Title: Differences That Make a Difference: Inequality in the Works of Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902)
Speaker: Namrata Narula, University of Cambridge