Sue Hamilton
Scholar of Buddhism and Indian philosophy
Sue Hamilton (1950–2016) was a scholar of early Buddhism who taught at King's College London. She wrote Indian Philosophy, a short introduction to Indian thought.
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About Sue Hamilton
Sue Hamilton worked at King's College London, in theology and religious studies, and left academia in 2003. From 1994 to 2000 she held the post of honorary secretary at the Pali Text Society. Her book Early Buddhism: A New Approach appeared in 2000. She also co-edited Indian Insights: Buddhism, Brahmanism and Bhakti (1997) with Peter Connolly. Indian Philosophy was published by Oxford University Press in 2001 in the Very Short Introductions series. It is organized around six schools of thought and looks at how Indian traditions approached the nature of reality. It also introduces ideas such as karma and rebirth.