Karl Harrington Potter

Karl Harrington Potter
Born USA
Occupation Academic, writer
Awards Padma Shri

Karl Harrington Potter, is a US born writer, academic, Indologist[1] from the University of Washington[2] and studied at the University of California,[3] 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.[4] He has been called as an eminent scholar by his peers.[5]

He is credited with a number of books on the topic.[6][7][8][9] The Government of India honored Potter in 2011 with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.[10][11]

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References

  1. "Gulf News". Gulf News. January 26, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  2. "The Hindu". The Hindu. March 26, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  3. University of California (1949). Register - University of California, Volume 2. University of California Press.
  4. 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), pages 245-247
  5. Mikel Burley (2015), Rebirth and the Stream of Life: A Philosophical Study of Reincarnation, Karma and Ethics, Bloomsbury Academic, ISBN 978-1628922264, page 136
  6. "Profile on WorldCat". WorldCat. 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  7. Harold G. Coward, Karl Harrington Potter (2008). The Philosophy of the Grammarians. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 609. ISBN 9788120803077.
  8. Karl Harrington Potter (2009). Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 705.
  9. Karl Harrington Potter (1965). Presuppositions of India's Philosophies. Prentice Hall of India Pvt Limited. p. 276.
  10. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  11. Newspaper (February 2011). "Calif. Scientist Among Expats Named for Padma Shri". Newspaper 36 (11): 34.

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