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Bimal Krishna Matilal (1935-1991) was an
Indian
philosopher whose influential writings present the
Indian philosophical tradition as being concerned with the same issues as have been the theme in Western
philosophy. From 1977 to 1991 hewas the
Spalding Professorship of Eastern Religions at
Oxford University.
Fluent in
Sanskrit from an early age, Matilal was also drawn towards
Mathematics and
Logic. He was trained in the traditional Indian philosophical system by leading scholars of the
Sanskrit College, where he himself was a teacher from 1957 to 1962.
He was taught by scholars like Pandit Taranath Tarkatirtha and Mahamahopadhyay Kalipada Tarkacharya. He also interacted with Pandit Ananta Kumar Nyayatarkatirtha, Madhusudan Nyayacharya and Visvabandhu Tarkatirtha. The
upadhi (degree) of Tarkatirtha (master of Logic) was awarded to him in 1962.
While at Sanskrit College, Matilal came in contact with the
Indologist Daniel Ingalls of
Harvard University, who encouraged him to join the PhD program there. Matilal secured a
Fulbright Fellowship and completed his PhD under Ingalls on the
Navya Nyaya doctrine of
negation, between 1962 and 1965. During this period he also studied with
W.V.O. Quine. Subsequently, he was professor of Sanskrit at the
University of Toronto, and in 1977 he was elected as Spalding Professor at
Oxford University, succeeding
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and
RC Zaehner.
In his work, he presented the Indian
systems of logic, particularly
Nyaya-
Vaishesika,
Mimamsa and
Buddhist philosophy, as being relevant in modern philosophical discourse. This was in contrast with the German approach to Indian studies, oftten called
Indology, which prefers minute grammatical study as opposed to a concern for the development of the ideas as a whole in the general philosophical context. Thus, Matilal presented Indian Philosophical thought more as a synthesis rather than a mere exposition. This helped create a vibrant revival of interest in Indian philosophical tradition as a relevant source of ideas rather than a dead discipline.
He was also the founder editor of the
Journal of Indian Philosophy.
He was also a keen chess player, and represented Oxford City and university many times.
Matilal died of cancer on June 8th 1991.
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