Theology & Philosophy

Liberty and Individual Responsibility in the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita

ABSTRACT

This conference explored fundamental texts of Hinduism in several Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita. Conceptions of the self and its relation to divinity were explored, as well as moral principles and ethical disciplines.

READING LIST

Conference Readings

The Bhagavad Gita. Translated by W. J. Johnson. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.

Upanishads. Translated by Patrick Olivelle. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.