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Professor Alex Watson introduced the first-millennium debate between Nyāya and Śaivism pertaining to the existence of the selves and explained their opposing positions. He explores a Nyāya argument for the existence of the self, which he suggests is relatively easy for Buddhists to answer. He concludes the essence of his talk by exploring the Śaivism arguments for the self, which he suggests require more thought from the Buddhist.
Dr Alex Watson is a Professor of Indian Philosophy at Ashoka University and a former Preceptor in Sanskrit at Harvard University. An extensively learned scholar of Indian philosophy, he has published several articles on the philosophies of Buddhism, Nyāya, Śaivism, and Mīmāmsā. He has authored "The Self's Awareness of Itself" (2006) and co-authored "An Enquiry into the Nature of Liberation" (2013).
Professor Watson delivered the talk as part of the Humanities and Languages divisional seminar at Ahmedabad University's School of Arts and Sciences.
Professor Alex Watson introduced the first-millennium debate between Nyāya and Śaivism pertaining to the existence of the selves and explained their opposing positions. He explores a Nyāya argument for the existence of the self, which he suggests is relatively easy for Buddhists to answer. He concludes the essence of his talk by exploring the Śaivism arguments for the self, which he suggests require more thought from the Buddhist.
Dr Alex Watson is a Professor of Indian Philosophy at Ashoka University and a former Preceptor in Sanskrit at Harvard University. An extensively learned scholar of Indian philosophy, he has published several articles on the philosophies of Buddhism, Nyāya, Śaivism, and Mīmāmsā. He has authored "The Self's Awareness of Itself" (2006) and co-authored "An Enquiry into the Nature of Liberation" (2013).
Professor Watson delivered the talk as part of the Humanities and Languages divisional seminar at Ahmedabad University's School of Arts and Sciences.
