Classical Sanskrit for Everyone: A Guide for Absolute Beginners (2025)
An orientation to classical Sanskrit for the curious, the yoga aficianado, and the scholarly reader interested in beginning their journey with the language or just learning a little bit about how it works. Accompanying resources are hosted at Hackett’s website.
Reason in an Uncertain World: Nyāya Philosophers on Argumentation and Living Well (2024)
An accessible guide to early Sanskrit-language philosophers often known as “the Logicians” or “the Thinkers” (Naiyāyikas) because of their concern with principles of knowledge and reasoning.
The Vindication of the World: Essays Engaging with Stephen Phillips (2024)
Co-edited with Matthew R. Dasti. A collection of essays on epistemology and metaphysics from philosophers influenced by Stephen Phillips, in honor of his retirement.
Controversial Reasoning in Indian Philosophy: Major Texts and Arguments on Arthâpatti (2020)
An introduction to a debate over a knowledge source that was used to posit the existence of imperceptible causes or to fill in implicit textual material. The book contains both new translations of Sanskrit source material and scholarly essays developing ideas from those texts.
A translation of a tenth-century Sanskrit text that explains how language works, building from word meanings to sentence meanings to poetic discourse. The translation is accompanied by a commentarial essay and a philosophical essay making cross-cultural connections.