Department Talk: Dominic McIver Lopes

Dominic McIver Lopes
October 30, 2024
3:30PM - 5:30PM
Please note that this talk is on a Wednesday, room 38 University Hall.

Date Range
2024-10-30 15:30:00 2024-10-30 17:30:00 Department Talk: Dominic McIver Lopes "Rasa, Self, and Love in Bhoja"
Abstract: Rasa, or aesthetic emotion, is a central concern of South Asian philosophy. Bhoja, writing in the eleventh century, crafted a unique and intriguing theory of rasa as fundamentally the artistic expression of love. Love, for Bhoja, is a capacity for sensitive attention that grounds self-making and self-awareness. The reason we have to engage with works of art is that they equip us to be who we are.Dominic McIver Lopes is a professor at The University of British Columbia.  Please note that this talk is on a Wednesday, room 38 University Hall. America/New_York public

"Rasa, Self, and Love in Bhoja"



Abstract: Rasa, or aesthetic emotion, is a central concern of South Asian philosophy. Bhoja, writing in the eleventh century, crafted a unique and intriguing theory of rasa as fundamentally the artistic expression of love. Love, for Bhoja, is a capacity for sensitive attention that grounds self-making and self-awareness. The reason we have to engage with works of art is that they equip us to be who we are.

Dominic McIver Lopes is a professor at The University of British Columbia.