David Peter Lawrence

David Peter Lawrence is a scholar of philosophy specializing in Sanskrit, Hindu, and Buddhist thought, with a particular focus on monistic Kashmiri Shaivism. He serves as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Humanities at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Lawrence's work, including Rediscovering God with Transcendental Argument: A Contemporary Interpretation of Monistic Kashmiri Śaiva Philosophy, offers a comparative philosophical study of the Pratyabhijñā system of medieval Kashmiri Śaiva thinkers like Utpaladeva and Abhinavagupta, exploring its role as both philosophical apologetics and spiritual practice.