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This page contains the resources that I have found useful in my personal and professional life. Admittedly, it is an eclectic list. It contains everything from quotes and books that I like to podcasts, videos, and slideshows.
If you don’t want to scroll through the entire list, you can click on one of the links below and filter the resources by specific category.
I will update this list as I discover new resources. If you have a resource you think I should add, please email me.
You can read here the results regarding the Italian “Habilitation” process. Unlike in other parts of the world, the Habilitation has been introduced in Italy only in 2012 and it is twofold:
you can find here the results of those who submitted their work in order to be judged worthy of becoming Associate Professor (e.g., Maria Piera Candotti, Claudio Cicuzza, Marco Franceschini, Cristina Pecchia, Tiziana Pontillo and many others, including myself)
and here the results of those who submitted their works in order to be judged worthy of becoming Full Professor (e.g., Fabrizia Baldissera, Anna Filigenzi, Giacomella Orofino, Alberto Pelissero, Francesco Sferra, Federico Squarcini and many others).
You might also know that the whole process has led to controversial opinions. Comments?
Here is the link for the newest edition of the Philosophers’ Carnival. If you agree that it should include also the perspectives and stimuli of other points of view (e.g., of Indian philosophy), make a point to submit proposals for the next one!
Remember the time when I was complaining about the absence of a platform for discussions among scholars philosophically interested in India? Now we (meaning: myself, Amod Lele and a group of interesting friends and colleagues, based throughout Europe and in the US) launched one! Ideally, this should work as a forum where ideas can be discussed and shared. We also hope that it will increase the chances for Indian philosophy to become part of the intellectual discours of philosophy throughout the (academic) world.
Hope you will join the discussion!
Impossible task? Matthew Dasti did an attempt. Leave your own paragraph here or at the post (and be sure to read the interesting comments there!).
What did Kumārila mean when he spoke of śabda– and arthabhāvanā? While the first compound can be interpreted as a tatpuruṣa (the force of language) or as a karmadhāraya (the force consisting of language), the latter remains less clear… You can read about three interpretative proposals here.
Can a theist believe in God’s omniscience&omnipotence and in free will? Suppose God leaves us free because S/He wants us to be free, still, why does not S/He interfere with our choices when they would lead to the eternal absence of happiness? Read my thoughts here.
Should we investigate about the epistemology of testimony in order to improve other people’s testimonial habits? If so, we should avoid too strict criteria, or people will withdraw precious testimonies for fear of not being justified in testifying about them. If, by contrast, the epistemology of testimony merely describes common testimonial norms, then, why does it have so high expectations? You can read my thoughts from the point of view of (Western) epistemology here.
I guess it should be one, according to Nyāya and the other schools who put the burden on the speaker, but I tried to discuss the topic from the point of view of Western epistemology. Let me know if you think it works.
In case you were wondering… after many months the first results of the first Italian “Habilitation” examinations are starting to be published. Of direct interest for the readers of this blog might be, among others, the results of Clelia Bartoli, Chiara Letizia, Federico Squarcini, Alessandro Saggiori (all positively evaluated), Enrica Garzilli…
Are you a woman researching in the field of Philosophy? Are you a man who is sensitive to the problem of inclusion? Please feel free to submit the profile of women working on philosophy (Indian Philosophy is included under the heading “Asian Philosophy”…) to this new database. The same database is also already a very valuable resource for locating scholars to invite to conferences, volumes and the like.