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Karl Harrington Potter
Born
1927-08-19
Oakland, California, U.S.


Occupation
Indologist



Karl Harrington Potter (August 19, 1927 – January 11, 2022[1]) was an American-born writer, academic, and Indologist,[2] from the University of Washington.[3] He studied at the University of California,[4] as well as Harvard University[5] and is known for his writings on Indian philosophy.

Potter has served as a professor, of the department of Philosophy and South Asian Studies at the University of Washington.[6] He has been called an eminent scholar by his peers.[7]

He is credited with a number of books on the topic.[8][9][10][11] The Government of India honored Potter in 2011 with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[12][13] Potter died in January 2022, at the age of 94.[14]

Selected works

Monographs
  • The Philosophy of the Grammarians{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Motilal Banarsidass(2008). ISBN 9788120803077
  • Presuppositions of India's Philosophies{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Prentice Hall of India(1965)
Bibliography
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHIES - published online after three printed editions as volume I of the Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies (see below): 1st edition 1970; 2nd revised 1983; 3rd revised 1995), updated at least twice a year since 1996, new interface of the website since March 2000, during the last years a joint effort with a group of assistants. Last edition 15.04.2020 Internet Archive copy.
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See also

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References

  1. Karl Harrington Potter (19 August 1927 – 11 January 2022) | H-Asia | H-Net. networks.h-net.org. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  2. Gulf News. Gulf News(January 26, 2011). Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  3. The Hindu(March 26, 2011). Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  4. Register - University of California, Volume 2{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University of California Press(1949)
  5. Karl H. Potter | Department of Philosophy | University of Washington.
  6. Douglas Daye (1979), Review: Indian Metaphysics and Epistemology: The Tradition of Nyāya-Vaiśesika up to Gaṅgeśa by Karl H. Potter, Philosophy East and West, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr. 1979), pp. 245–247
  7. Mikel Burley (2015), Rebirth and the Stream of Life: A Philosophical Study of Reincarnation, Karma and Ethics, Bloomsbury Academic, Template:ISBN, p. 136.
  8. Profile on WorldCat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. WorldCat(2014)
  9. The Philosophy of the Grammarians{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Motilal Banarsidass(2008). ISBN 9788120803077
  10. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Motilal Banarsidass(2009)
  11. Presuppositions of India's Philosophies{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Prentice Hall of India Pvt Limited(1965)
  12. Padma Shri. Padma Shri(2014). Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  13. Calif. Scientist Among Expats Named for Padma Shri. Newspaper({Template:Date).
  14. Remembering Emeritus Professor Karl Potter. phil.washington.edu.
  • Bibliography on Indian Philosophies - version without diacritical marks, complete, dated 15.04.2020, probably the last one uploaded by K.Potter to Internet (archived by the Wayback Machine of the Internet Archive on 08.05.2021, accessed 03.04.2023). Version with full diacritical marks, linked therefrom, is unfortunately incomplete - some sections are as old as of 2017.
  • Profile on WorldCat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. WorldCat(2014)

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