Dr Brian Black
Senior LecturerCurrent Teaching
Undergraduate Modules
Year 1
Phil 101: (Indian Political Philosophy)
Year 2
PPR 263: Women and Philosophy in the Ancient World
Year 3
PPR 380: Buddhist Philosophy
MA
PPR: 470: Studying Religion
PPR 479: Sources of Indian Religion and Philosophy
Research Overview
I received my MA and PhD in the Study of Religions from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. I teach courses on Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as on comparative philosophy. I am author of the books:
I am co-editor of the following books:
I am co-editor (with Laurie Patton and Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad) of the book series:
My primary areas of research are:
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Indian Philosophy
- Indian Ethics
- Comparative Philosophy
- Multiculturalism, social justice, and secularism in South Asia
- Gender in Indian religion and philosophy
- Dialogue and narrative in the textual sources of South Asian religions
Current Projects
Currently I am working on a series of articles on the relationship between philosophy and narrative in ancient Indian sources.
PhD Supervision Interests
I would be happy to supervise doctoral students working in the following areas - Hinduism, Indian Buddhism, Indian philosophy, Hindu ethics, Buddhist ethics, comparative philosophy, Indian secularism, gender and South Asian religions, religion and narrative in South Asia.
