Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics
Asian Philosophy
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    Is indian logic nonmonotonic?
    Philosophy East and West 54 (2): 143-170. 2004.
    : Claus Oetke, in his "Ancient Indian Logic as a Theory of Non-monotonic Reasoning," presents a sweeping new interpretation of the early history of Indian logic. His main proposal is that Indian logic up until Dharmakirti was nonmonotonic in character-similar to some of the newer logics that have been explored in the field of Artificial Intelligence, such as default logic, which abandon deductive validity as a requirement for formally acceptable arguments; Dharmakirti, he suggests, was the first…Read more
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    The mīmāṃsā theory of self-recognition
    Philosophy East and West 40 (1): 35-57. 1990.
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    This essay considers why English-speaking scholars have been inclined to engage Indian philosophical materials “philosophically,” as opposed to purely historically. That is to say, they have tended to ask questions about the philosophical significance and even validity of the theories they encounter in Indian philosophical writings, often approaching them critically in the way philosophers assess contemporary philosophical ideas. I first attempt to explain how this phenomenon has come about. The…Read more
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    Kumārila’s Buddhist
    Journal of Indian Philosophy 38 (3): 279-296. 2010.
    The pūrvapakṣa of the Śūnyavāda chapter of Kumārila’s Ślokavārttika (vv. 10-63) is the longest continuous statement of a Buddhist position in that work. Philosophically, this section is of considerable interest in that the arguments developed for the thesis that the form ( ākāra ) in cognition belongs to the cognition, not to an external object, are cleverly constructed. Historically, it is of interest in that it represents a stage of thinking about the two-fold nature of cognition and the prove…Read more
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    This is a translation of the chapter on perception by Kumarilabhatta's magnum opus, the Slokavarttika , which is one of the central texts of the Hindu response to the criticism of the logical-epistemological school of Buddhist thought. It is crucial for understanding the debates between Hindus and Buddhists about metaphysical, epistemological and linguistic questions during the classical period. In an extensive commentary, the author explains the course of the argument from verse to verse and al…Read more
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    The Philosophical Evaluation of Religious Experience
    International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 19 (1/2). 1986.
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    Freedom through Inner Renunciation: Sannkara's Philosophy in a New Light
    with Roger Marcaurelle
    Journal of the American Oriental Society 123 (3): 692. 2003.
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    In Memoriam Wilhelm Halbfass 1940–2000
    Journal of Indian Philosophy 28 (5/6): 425-427. 2000.
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    The Character of Logic in India
    with Bimal Krishna Matilal, Jonardon Ganeri, and Heeraman Tiwari
    Journal of the American Oriental Society 121 (4): 681. 2001.
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    The Method of Early Advaita Vedanta
    with Michael Comans
    Journal of the American Oriental Society 123 (3): 695. 2003.
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    Perspectives on Nyāya Logic and EpistemologyPerspectives on Nyaya Logic and Epistemology
    with Sukharanjan Saha
    Journal of the American Oriental Society 111 (1): 207. 1991.
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    Mohanty on śabdapramāna
    Journal of Indian Philosophy 30 (2): 161-190. 2002.
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    Some Remarks on the Apparent Absence of a priori Reasoning in Indian Philosophy
    Journal of Indian Philosophy 50 (5): 785-801. 2022.
    This essays considers the hypothesis that Indian epistemology does not clearly recognize, let alone emphasize, an intellectual faculty that apprehends intelligible things, such as essences or “truths of reason,” or elevate knowledge of such things to a status higher than that of sense perception. Evidence for this hypothesis from various sources, including Sāṃkhya, Yoga, Nyāya, and Buddhist logic-epistemological writings, is examined. Special attention is given to a passage from Kumārila’s _Ślok…Read more
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    India and Europe: An Essay in Understanding
    Philosophy East and West 41 (2): 229-240. 1991.
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    Studies in Kumarila and Sankara
    with Wilhelm Halbfass
    Philosophy East and West 35 (3): 311. 1985.
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    Studies on the Doctrine of TrairūpyaStudies on the Doctrine of Trairupya
    with Claus Oetke
    Journal of the American Oriental Society 115 (4): 697. 1995.
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    ABSTRACTI believe that Jonardon Ganeri, in his essay ‘Mental Time Travel and Attention’ together with his book The Self, develops a plausible and attractive account of the self as a mere ‘sense of ownership’ that accompanies our experiences or a ‘discrete cognitive system whose function is to implicate the self in the content of memory,’ but which needn't refer to anything. Objections that might be raised from a Strawsonian perspective are not, I believe, decisive. Nevertheless, even though Gane…Read more
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    Book reviews (review)
    with Paul Jerome Croce and George I. Mavrodes
    International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 29 (3): 187-192. 1991.
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    Epiphanie des Heils: zur Heilsgegenwart in indischer und christlicher Religion: Arbeitsdokumentation eines Symposiums
    with Gerhard Oberhammer
    Journal of the American Oriental Society 105 (4): 792. 1985.
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    Nachgelassene Werke, II: Philosophische Texte des Hinduismus
    with Erich Frauwallner, Gerhard Oberhammer, and Chlodwig H. Werba
    Journal of the American Oriental Society 116 (4): 747. 1996.
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    Hermeneutics and Language in Pūrva Mīmāṃsā: A Study in Sābara Bhāṣya
    with Othmar Gachter
    Philosophy East and West 35 (2): 215. 1985.
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    Ślokavārtika: A StudySlokavartika: A Study
    with K. K. Dixit
    Journal of the American Oriental Society 107 (1): 203. 1987.
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    This is a translation of the chapter on perception of Kumarilabhatta's magnum opus, the Slokavarttika, one of the central texts of the Hindu response to the criticism of the logical-epistemological school of Buddhist thought. In an extensive commentary, the author explains the course of the argument from verse to verse and alludes to other theories of classical Indian philosophy and other technical matters. Notes to the translation and commentary go further into the historical and philosophical …Read more