Global Philosophy Research Group Talk (Jack Beaulieu, Oxford)

The Global Philosophy Research Interest Group is delighted to welcome as guest speaker Jack Beaulieu, a graduate from the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and now a Fellow by Examination (Junior Research Fellow) in Philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford.  Dr. Beaulieu works on the history of Sanskrit philosophy, focusing on philosophers belonging to the Nyāya and Prābhākara traditions and, consequently, also maintaining interests in Dharmakīrti. Dr. Beaulieu works broadly in the fields of epistemology, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics, with his research to date focusing primarily on absence. He is currently working on issues related to introspection and iterated knowledge, especially whether the former offers a route into the latter. Dr. Beaulieu also maintains active teaching interests in philosophy of disability.

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Talk Abstract

The Global Philosophy Research Interest Group explores the benefits of drawing on diverse traditions of thought in approaching philosophical questions. These include novel insights into familiar problems, new questions and research directions, and fresh methodologies. We work to deprovincialize and decolonize all aspects of philosophy in the academy. The group currently has strengths in Sanskrit philosophy, and Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy in English, and classical Islamic philosophy.