Thinking without Borders
Essays in Honor of Arindam Chakrabarti
Will be published approx. on 22. January 2026
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-350-36062-4 (ISBN)
Description
A major figure in contemporary Indian and comparative philosophy, Arindam Chakrabarti's work has spanned across disciplines such as metaphysics, aesthetics, ethics, philosophy of language and epistemology. Bringing together an international list of distinguished philosophers, this collection of essays covers key areas of Chakrabarti's work, demonstrating the breadth and depth of his philosophical contributions.
Organised by discipline, each chapter from leading scholars such as Monima Chadha, Stephen Phillips and Timothy Williamson highlights the cross-cultural and borderless nature of philosophical engagement with Chakrabarti's work, concluding with responses from Chakrabarti himself. By illuminating the key elements of his thought and examining the variety of sources he draws upon, from Nyaya and Advaita to Shaivism, this volume features cutting-edge contributions that adopts Chakrabarti's method of synthesizing insights from classical Indian philosophy and contemporary analytic philosophy.
The first festschrift dedicated to Chakrabarti, this volume presents his enterprise of bringing Indian and Western philosophical traditions into creative dialogue and celebrates his major contributions in defining the field of cross-cultural philosophy today.
Organised by discipline, each chapter from leading scholars such as Monima Chadha, Stephen Phillips and Timothy Williamson highlights the cross-cultural and borderless nature of philosophical engagement with Chakrabarti's work, concluding with responses from Chakrabarti himself. By illuminating the key elements of his thought and examining the variety of sources he draws upon, from Nyaya and Advaita to Shaivism, this volume features cutting-edge contributions that adopts Chakrabarti's method of synthesizing insights from classical Indian philosophy and contemporary analytic philosophy.
The first festschrift dedicated to Chakrabarti, this volume presents his enterprise of bringing Indian and Western philosophical traditions into creative dialogue and celebrates his major contributions in defining the field of cross-cultural philosophy today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
917 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-36062-4 (9781350360624)
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Persons
Amy Donahue is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Kennesaw State University, USA.
Matthew MacKenzie is Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair at Colorado State University, USA.
Anand Vaidya is Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University, USA.
Matthew MacKenzie is Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair at Colorado State University, USA.
Anand Vaidya is Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University, USA.
Content
Introduction, Amy Donahue (Kennesaw State University, USA), Matthew MacKenzie (Colorado State University, USA) and Anand Vaidya (San Jose State University, USA)
Part I. Metaphysics and Epistemology
1. Chakrabarti and the Nyaya on Knowability, Timothy Williamson (University of Oxford, UK)
2. Nilanjan Das (University College London, UK)
3. Matthew Dasti (Bridgewater State University, USA)
4. Mark Siderits (Kyoto University, Japan)
5. Douglas Berger (Leiden University, the Netherlands)
6. Jay Garfield (Smith College, Harvard University, USA)
7. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Part II. Language and Logic
8. Knowing from Chakrabarti's Words about Testimony, Stephen Phillips (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
9. Malcolm Keating (Yale-NUS College, Singapore)
10. Parimal Patil (Harvard University, USA)
11. Rupa Bandyopadhyay (Jadavpur University, India)
12. Jay Shaw (Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand)
13. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Part III. Ethics and Aesthetics
14. Sex, Silence, and the Ethics of Speech: or, what the Nun taught the King, in the Sulabha-Janaka dialogue, Rae Langton (University of Cambridge, UK)
15. Can One Be a Realist About Disgust?, Andrei Pop (University of Chicago, USA)
16. Cat Prueitt (University of British Columbia, Canada)
17. Sibaji Bandyopadhyaya (Independent Scholar, India)
18. David Shulman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
19. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Part IV. Mind and Phenomenology
20. The Paradox of Exquisite Attachment, Nalini Bushan (Smith College, USA)
21. On the Reality of Subjects, Monima Chadha (Melbourne University)
22. Look! How Wonderful! On Chakarabarti's Phenomenology of Wonder and the Witness, Matthew MacKenzie (Colorado State University, USA)
23. On the Possibility of a Dual Natured Self, Anand Vaidya (San Jose State University, USA)
24. Amita Chatterjee (Jadavpur University, India)
25. Ana-Funes Madery (Eastern Connecticut State University, USA)
26. Galen Strawson (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
27. Jonardon Ganeri (University of Toronto, Canada)
28. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad (Lancaster University, UK)
29. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Part V. Borderless Philosophy
30. Ayon Maharaj (Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, India)
31. Purushottama Bilimoria (Graduate Theological Union, USA)
32. Daniel Raveh (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
33. Elise Coquereau-Saouma (University of Tuebingen, Germany)
34. Sari Nusseibeh (Al Quds University, Jerusalem, Israel)
35. Alex Watson (Ashoka University, India)
36. Amy Donahue (Kennesaw State University, USA)
37. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Index
Part I. Metaphysics and Epistemology
1. Chakrabarti and the Nyaya on Knowability, Timothy Williamson (University of Oxford, UK)
2. Nilanjan Das (University College London, UK)
3. Matthew Dasti (Bridgewater State University, USA)
4. Mark Siderits (Kyoto University, Japan)
5. Douglas Berger (Leiden University, the Netherlands)
6. Jay Garfield (Smith College, Harvard University, USA)
7. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Part II. Language and Logic
8. Knowing from Chakrabarti's Words about Testimony, Stephen Phillips (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
9. Malcolm Keating (Yale-NUS College, Singapore)
10. Parimal Patil (Harvard University, USA)
11. Rupa Bandyopadhyay (Jadavpur University, India)
12. Jay Shaw (Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand)
13. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Part III. Ethics and Aesthetics
14. Sex, Silence, and the Ethics of Speech: or, what the Nun taught the King, in the Sulabha-Janaka dialogue, Rae Langton (University of Cambridge, UK)
15. Can One Be a Realist About Disgust?, Andrei Pop (University of Chicago, USA)
16. Cat Prueitt (University of British Columbia, Canada)
17. Sibaji Bandyopadhyaya (Independent Scholar, India)
18. David Shulman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
19. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Part IV. Mind and Phenomenology
20. The Paradox of Exquisite Attachment, Nalini Bushan (Smith College, USA)
21. On the Reality of Subjects, Monima Chadha (Melbourne University)
22. Look! How Wonderful! On Chakarabarti's Phenomenology of Wonder and the Witness, Matthew MacKenzie (Colorado State University, USA)
23. On the Possibility of a Dual Natured Self, Anand Vaidya (San Jose State University, USA)
24. Amita Chatterjee (Jadavpur University, India)
25. Ana-Funes Madery (Eastern Connecticut State University, USA)
26. Galen Strawson (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
27. Jonardon Ganeri (University of Toronto, Canada)
28. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad (Lancaster University, UK)
29. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Part V. Borderless Philosophy
30. Ayon Maharaj (Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, India)
31. Purushottama Bilimoria (Graduate Theological Union, USA)
32. Daniel Raveh (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
33. Elise Coquereau-Saouma (University of Tuebingen, Germany)
34. Sari Nusseibeh (Al Quds University, Jerusalem, Israel)
35. Alex Watson (Ashoka University, India)
36. Amy Donahue (Kennesaw State University, USA)
37. Responses, Arindam Chakrabarti
Index