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Beyond Time, Not Before Time: Affirming the Beginningless Reality of Conceptual Differentiation in Indian Philosophy- Catherine Prueitt (George Mason)
5:30 pm
Beyond Time, Not Before Time: Affirming the Beginningless Reality of Conceptual Differentiation in Indian Philosophy- Catherine Prueitt (George Mason)
@ Columbia Religion Dept. rm 101
Feb 9 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
The Pratyabhijñā Śaiva tradition, as first systematized by Utpaladeva (10th century) and elaborated by Abhinavagupta (10th-11th century), follows a number of other classical Indian philosophical traditions in 1) fully acknowledging that Buddhist Vijñānavādins claim to account for the diversity manifest in the conventional world through an appeal to beginningless karmic imprints; and 2) utterly rejecting that this solution avoids circularity. To sum up the Śaiva critique: a Vijñānavādin cannot avoid the question of what causes[...]
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Time in Mayan Philosophy – Alexus McLeod
7:30 pm
Time in Mayan Philosophy – Alexus McLeod
@ Brooklyn Public Library, Dweck Center
Feb 13 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Beyond the Linear-Cyclical Distinction: The Nature of Maya Philosophy of Time Since the early 20th century, anthropologists have distinguished two ways cultures can think about time. On the linear conception of time, everything happens only once, never to be repeated. On the cyclic conception of time, the world is made of a recurring cycle of events. This distinction has come to be a mainstay of categorizing Maya conceptions of time, even in much contemporary scholarship.[...]
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