Asian Studies Lecture: "Practicing Urban Philosophy in India: Experiencing the Indian Spirit in Delhi, Mumbai, and Varanasi"

The UTEP Asian Studies Program Presents a Lecture by
Professor Jules Simon

“Practicing Urban Philosophy in India: Experiencing the Indian Spirit in Delhi, Mumbai, and Varanasi”

February 27, Tuesday
2:00-3:00 pm
Old Main 110 (Conference Room)

Professor Jules Simon spent the Spring 2017 semester at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Study at Jawaharlal Nehru University as a Visiting Research Professor. He was invited there by his Indian colleagues to continue work on his book project, Phenomenological Ethics. Professor Simon will share some of his experiences of philosophizing in and about some of the most important historical and culturally rich urban centers of India.

Professor Jules Simon has been teaching philosophy for more than 20 years in the Department of Philosophy at UTEP. For this lecture, he will speak from two of his areas of specialty: Philosophy of Religion (and Asian philosophies) and Philosophy of the City.

Please join us!