Teaching
Online Teaching: Philosophy and Critical Thinking
Classroom Teaching:
Courses:
Philosophy and Critical Thinking
Introduction to Philosophy
Vedanta Philosophy
Indian Philosophy of Mind
Buddhist Philosophy
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: gyan[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
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Office Number: +91-326-223-5170
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About Me: I am an associate professor of Indian philosophy at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. I work primarily in metaphysics, Indian philosophy and religion. I am currently working on a book on Metaphysics and Abhidharma Philosophy.
Research Interest: Early Buddhist Philosophy, Metaphysics, Indian Religion, Indian Knowledge System
Online Teaching: Philosophy and Critical Thinking
Classroom Teaching:
Courses:
Philosophy and Critical Thinking
Introduction to Philosophy
Vedanta Philosophy
Indian Philosophy of Mind
Buddhist Philosophy
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Dhanbad, April 2022- Present.
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, Dhanbad, December 2014- April 2022.
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, BITS Pilani- K. K. Birla Goa Campus, November 2012-December 2014
Gyan Prakash, “Eco-Anxiety: A Philosophical Investigation from the Early Buddhist Perspective”, International Journal of Fear Studies: Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Approaches, 3(1), 2021, pp. 26-34. University of Calgary, Canada.
Nanda Gopal Biswas, Gyan Prakash, “Samkhya Philosophy, Deep Ecology and Sustainable Development”, Journal of Problemy Ekorozwoju/Problems of Sustainable Development, 17, 1(2022) (Indexed in Thomson Reuters: Social Sciences Citation Index)
Gyan Prakash, “An Implication of Buddhist Ethical Teaching on Sustainable Development”, Journal of Problemy Ekorozwoju/Problems of Sustainable Development, 16, 1(2021), pp. 187-191.doi.org/10.35784/pe.2021.1.20(Indexed in Thomson Reuters: Social Sciences Citation Index)
Gyan Prakash, “The Path of a Saint: Buddhaghosa's Argument for Sustainable Development”, Journal of Problemy Ekorozwoju-Problems of Sustainable Development, 15, 2(2020), pp. 205-209.doi.org/10.35784/pe.2020.2.20 (Indexed in Thomson Reuters: Social Sciences Citation Index)
PI “Traversing the Territory of Comparative Philosophy” ICPR Project, February 2015- January 2017.(Completed)
PI “The Study of Evidences of Oral Transmission of the oldest Indian Buddhist Text” Indian Council of Philosophical Research Project, December 2020 to November 2022. (On-going)
PI “The Study of Evidences of Deep Ecology in the Early Buddhist Text” Indian Council of Historical Research. (On-going).