Congratulations! Deepak Sarma, Ph.D. deepaksarma.com
Pronouns: they/them/their Inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities, Case Western Reserve University Professor of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University, College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine (secondary appointment) President Elect of the Grateful Dead Studies Association Cultural Consultant at American Greetings and Moonbug Curatorial Consultant at Cleveland Museum of Art’s Department of Asian Art Contact: Dr. Deepak Sarma Department of Religious Studies Tomlinson Hall 2121 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 44106-7112 216-368-4790 [email protected] > On Jul 24, 2024, at 12:21 PM, Williams, Michael via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear List Members, > > I am delighted to announce the publication of my monograph “Existence and > Perception in Medieval Vedānta: Vyāsatīrtha’s Defence of Realism in the > Nyāyāmṛta”. The volume has been published by De Gruyter. It is available open > access and can be downloaded from the publisher’s website: > > https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110728521/html > > It should now also be possible to order hard copies from De Gruyter. > > The monograph is based on my original translations of Sanskrit texts, > particularly the Nyāyāmṛta of the Mādhva philosopher Vyāsatīrtha. The text is > widely considered a masterpiece of Vedānta philosophy and proved to be one of > the most influential works in Vedānta from the sixteenth century onward. The > volume also includes translations from the works of Jayatīrtha, Gaṅgeśa > Upādhyāya, Madhusūdana Sarasvatī, and others. > > A central focus of the book is the Mādhva critique of the doctrine of > “indeterminacy” (anirvacanīyatā) and related issues about > existence/nonexistence and the epistemology of perception. A central theme is > Vyāsatīrtha’s use of the work of the Navya-Nyāya philosopher Gaṅgeśa > Upādhyāya to critique Advaita philosophy. > > With best regards, > > Dr. Michael Williams > > Research Associate > Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia > Austrian Academy of Sciences > Vienna > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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