Scripture, logic, language: essays on Dharmakirti and his Tibetan successors

by Tillemans, Tom J. F.

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Full title :Scripture, logic, language : essays on Dharmakirti and his Tibetan successors / by Tom J.F. Tillemans.

Summary

Dharmakirti, an Indian Buddhist philosopher of the seventh century, explored the nature, limits, and justifications of rationality within the context of Buddhist religious and metaphysical concerns. While Dharmakirti is widely recognized for his crucial innovations in Indian logic and semantic theory, his notoriously difficult thought nonetheless remains poorly understood. In this volume, one of the world's leading scholars of Buddhist philosophy sheds light on the interrelated topics of scripture, logic, and language in the works of Dharmakirti and his philosophical heirs, both Indian and Tibetan. Professor Tillemans' knowledgeable explanations of such technical subjects as the apoha theory of reference and the problem of entailment (vyapti) are coupled throughout with insightful reflections on how best to evaluate Dharmakirti's theories in light of contemporary philosophical thought. Scripture, Logic, Language is an informative and thought-provoking study for students of Buddhism as well as for those in the wider field of philosophy.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1999

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wisdom Publications
Place of Publication:Somerville, Massachusetts
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1999

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Description:1 online resource (338 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780861717613, 0861717619
oclc:ocn880452521
LC Classification:B133.D484
Dewey Decimal:181/.043

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Publisherâ€?s Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Series Editorâ€?s Preface by E. Gene Smith -- Acknowledgments and Notes on the Bibliographic Sources -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Scripturally Based Argumentation -- 1. DharmakÄ"rti, Ä€ryadeva and DharmapÄ?la on Scriptural Authority -- 2. How Much of a Proof is Scripturally Based Inference? -- 3. Pre-DharmakÄ"rti Commentators on the Definition of a Thesis -- Logic -- 4. On ParÄ?rthÄ?numÄ?na, Theses and Syllogisms -- 5. On Sapaká¹£a

6. Formal and Semantic Aspects of Tibetan Buddhist Debate Logic7. DharmakÄ"rti and Tibetans on Adá¹?Å?yÄ?nupalabdhihetu -- 8. What is the Svadharmin in Buddhist logic? -- 9. Is Buddhist Logic Non-classical or Deviant? -- Philosophy of Language -- 10. On the So-called Difficult Point of the Apoha Theory -- 11. What Can One Reasonably Say about Nonexistence? Co-authored by Donald S. Lopez, Jr. -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- About Wisdom

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Buddhism -- Doctrines Buddhism -- Doctrines. -- China Buddhist logic Buddhist logic -- History China -- Tibet Autonomous Region Dharmakirti History Logique bouddhique -- Histoire Philosophy, Buddhist