Vincent Eltschinger

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Vincent Eltschinger (* 1970 in Switzerland ) is a Swiss Indologist and Buddhist scholar who focuses on classical Buddhist philosophy, such as the epistemological and logical tradition of Buddhism ( Yogacara ).

He studied Buddhist studies at the University of Lausanne and received his doctorate there in 2003. In 2014 he completed his habilitation at the University of Vienna. From April 2014 to October 2015 he headed the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (IKGA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , where he had been working since 2003, as interim director. He also taught as a visiting professor at the Universities of Vienna, Leiden, Budapest and Leipzig. Vincent Eltschinger has made a name for himself as an interpreter of the Indian philosopher Dharmakirti (6th – 7th centuries) and with the discussion of the self ( ātman , pudgala ) in Buddhism.

In 2015 Eltschinger was elected as a corresponding member in Germany of the philosophical-historical class of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. In the same year he was appointed professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris, thus ending his career in Vienna.

Important publications

  • Buddhist Epistemology as Apologetics: Studies on the History, Self-understanding and Dogmatic Foundations of Late Indian Buddhist Philosophy. Vienna: Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Penser l'autorité des Écritures: La polémique de Dharmakirti contre la notion brahmanique orthodoxe d'un Veda sans auteur. Vienna: Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 2007
  • Dharmakīrti sur les mantra et la perception du supra-sensible. Vienna: Working Group for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna, 2001
  • "Caste" et philosophie bouddhique: Continuité de quelques arguments bouddhiques contre le traitement réaliste des dénominations sociales. Vienna: Working Group for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna, 2000

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personal data
SURNAME Eltschinger, Vincent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Indologist and Buddhist scholar
DATE OF BIRTH 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Switzerland