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Monima Chadha
FollowMonima Chadha is Professor of Indian Philosophy at the University of Oxford. A leading figure in cross-cultural philosophy, her work brings classical Indian traditions into dialogue with contemporary analytic philosophy in epistemology and the philosophy of mind. Her research explores perception, self-consciousness, and knowledge, demonstrating the power of Sanskrit and Buddhist texts in modern philosophical inquiry.
At Oxford, Chadha has been instrumental in expanding the bounds of philosophy beyond its traditional Western focus. By integrating rigorous textual scholarship with contemporary philosophical methods, she has helped establish Indian and Buddhist philosophy as central to ongoing debates over rationality, disagreement, and human nature.
Monima Chadha is Professor of Indian Philosophy at the University of Oxford. A leading figure in cross-cultural philosophy, her work brings classical Indian traditions into dialogue with contemporary analytic philosophy in epistemology and the philosophy of mind. Her research explores perception, self-consciousness, and knowledge, demonstrating the power of Sanskrit and Buddhist texts in modern philosophical inquiry.
At Oxford, Chadha has been instrumental in expanding the bounds of philosophy beyond its traditional Western focus. By integrating rigorous textual scholarship with contemporary philosophical methods, she has helped establish Indian and Buddhist philosophy as central to ongoing debates over rationality, disagreement, and human nature.
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In Search of the Self
The Limits of Logic
The Fractured Mind
The Dance of Life
In search of ourselves
Neuroscience vs. Philosophy
The Limits of Reason
How to be a Stoic
The Mind and the World
The strangeness of things
The Limits of Freedom
The Secrets of Consciousness
Matter and Mind
Hearts and Minds
The chemistry of freedom
Mind and the Universe
Fate, freedom, and neuroscience
Truth, Lies and Self-Deception
Secrets of the Mind
The mind's eye
The extended mind
Owning Ourselves
Being Conscious
On Having a Mind, Having a Body, and Being a Person
The Fragility of the Human Personality
Dangerous Convictions
Actual Consciousness
Stories of Desire
At one with ourselves
Mind in the 21st Century
The Tyranny of Freedom
The Evolution of Consciousness
Thinking the unthinkable
The Edge of Reason
Metaphors of the Mind
The Road to the Good Life
Are Selves Unreal?
Is digital thinking different?
Animal Reason
Inside the Mind’s Eye
Catching Sight of Ourselves
The Philosopher’s Guide to Style
The Ego Trick
Sensuality and deception
Who Looks Back in the Mirror
Outrageous Fortune
The Architecture of Being
Entering the Unknown
Thinking Afresh
The View From Outside