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Christopher Framarin

Pronouns: he/him

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy

Professor

Faculty of Arts, Department of Classics and Religion

Contact information

Email

cgframar@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-5532

Background

Educational Background

B.A. Philosophy, Wisconsin - Madison, 1996

Doctor of Philosophy Philosophy, University of New Mexico, 2005

M.A. Philosophy, University of Hawaii, 2001

M.Ed. Education, Arizona State University, 1999

Research

Areas of Research

South Asian Philosophy, Environmental Ethics

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
PHIL 52704 LEC 01 01 Adv Topics PHIL of Religion 2020
PHIL 62706 LEC 01 01 Topics in Phil Of Religion 2020
PHIL 69513 LEC 03 03 Graduate Directed Reading 2020

Awards

  • Teaching Excellence Award (Honourable Mention), 2014
  • Excellence in Teaching Nomination, 2005

Publications

  • The Householder as Support and Source of the Āśramas in the Mānava Dharmaśāstra. Journal of Indian Philosophy. 1-22. (2021)
  • The Motivation of the Moral Saint. Journal of Value Inquiry. 387-406 . (2020)
  • Swami Vivekananda and Knowledge as the One Final Goal of Humankind. International Journal of Hindu Studies. (2022)
  • Mental Pain in the Mahābhārata. International Journal of Hindu Studies. 193-122. (2021)