Alessandro Graheli

Alessandro Graheli

First Name: 
Alessandro
Last Name: 
Graheli
Title: 
Assistant Professor
Office Location : 
Room 330, 170 St George Street, Toronto ON M5R 2M8
Biography : 

A Sanskrit scholar, Alessandro Graheli has taught and published on diverse themes of South-Asian philosophies and religions. His research has mainly hinged on the works of two influential authors, the Kashmirian logician Bhaṭṭa Jayanta (9th–10th c. CE) and the Bengali theologian Rūpa Gosvāmin (15th-16th c. CE). 

Education: 
PhD, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Turin, Italy
BA & MA (Laurea), Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Rome "Sapienza", Italy

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  • Philosophy of language in South Asia (Vyākaraṇa, Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya, Alaṅkāraśāstra)
  • Epistemology and logic (Nyāya)
  • Aesthetics and Poetics (Alaṅkāraśāstra)
  • Poetics and theology in medieval Bhakti
  • Textual criticism and textual bibliography
  • Hermeneutics and translation theories
  • History of philosophy in pre-modern South Asia