The moon points back

by Deguchi, Yasuo Garfield, Jay L. Priest, Graham Tanaka, Kōji

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"The Moon Points Back investigates central areas of Buddhist philosophy--most importantly the notion of emptiness (śunyatā)--applying the techniques of contemporary analytic philosophy and logic. This allows for novel understandings and insights of these areas, and shows how Buddhist philosophers can engage with debates in contemporary Western philosophy"

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Full title :The moon points back / edited by Koji Tanaka, Yasuo Deguchi, Jay Garfield, and Graham Priest

Summary

"The Moon Points Back investigates central areas of Buddhist philosophy--most importantly the notion of emptiness (śunyatā)--applying the techniques of contemporary analytic philosophy and logic. This allows for novel understandings and insights of these areas, and shows how Buddhist philosophers can engage with debates in contemporary Western philosophy"

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Publication Date:2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

Notes

Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 263-278

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 285 Seiten : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780190226879, 0190226870, 9780190226862, 0190226862
oclc:ocn950042948
LC Classification:BQ4275
Dewey Decimal:294.3/42

Machine generated contents note:Introduction -- Deguchi Yasuo, Jay L. Garfield, Graham Priest, and Koji Tanaka -- Chapter 1: Persons Keeping Their Karma Together: The Reasons for the Pudgalavada in Early Buddhism -- Amber Carpenter -- Chapter 2: On Minds, Dharmakirti and Madhyamaka -- Tom J.F. Tillemans -- Chapter 3: On Being Humean about the Emptiness of Causation -- Ricki Bliss -- Chapter 4: Essence and Happiness -- Roy W. Perrett -- Chapter 5: The Net of Indra -- Graham Priest -- Chapter 6: Buddhist Reductionism and Emptiness of Huayan Perspective -- Nicholaos Jones -- Chapter 7: Constructing Logic of Emptiness: Nishitani, Jizang, and Paraconsistency -- Yasuo Deguchi -- Chapter 8: Nagarjuna's Logic -- Aaron Cotnoir -- Chapter 9: Conventional Truth and Intentionality in the Work of Dharmakirti -- Laura Guerrero -- Chapter 10: Relativism in Buddhist Philosophy: Candrakirti on Mutual Dependence and the Basis of Convention -- Elena Walsh -- Chapter 11: Two Truths and Method -- Jay L. Garfield -- Contributors -- References -- Index.

Subjects

Analysis (Philosophy) Analytische Philosophie Aufsatzsammlung Buddhismus Buddhist philosophy Philosophie analytique Philosophie bouddhique Philosophie comparée Philosophy PHILOSOPHY -- Religious Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy, Comparative RELIGION RELIGION -- Buddhism Sunyata