How Things Are
An Introduction to Buddhist Metaphysics
Series: Buddhist Philosophy For Philosophers;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 31 March 2022
- ISBN 9780197606919
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages212 pages
- Size 235x158x15 mm
- Weight 327 g
- Language English 200
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Short description:
It is widely known that Buddhists deny the existence of the self. However, Buddhist philosophers defend interesting positions on a variety of other issues of fundamental ontology. In particular, they have important things to say about ontological reduction, and about the nature of the causal relation. Amidst the prolonged debate over global anti-realism, Buddhist philosophers devised an innovative approach to the radical nominalist denial of all universals and real resemblances. While some defend presentism, others propound eternalism. In How Things Are, Mark Siderits presents the arguments that Buddhist philosophers developed on these and other issues.
MoreLong description:
It is widely known that Buddhists deny the existence of the self. However, Buddhist philosophers defend interesting positions on a variety of other issues in fundamental ontology. In particular, they have important things to say about ontological reduction and the nature of the causal relation. Amidst the prolonged debate over global anti-realism, Buddhist philosophers devised an innovative approach to the radical nominalist denial of all universals and real resemblances. While some defend presentism, others propound eternalism. In How Things Are, Mark Siderits presents the arguments that Buddhist philosophers developed on these and other issues. Those with an interest in metaphysics may find new and interesting insights into what the Buddhists had to say about their ideas.
This work is designed to introduce some of the more important fruits of Buddhist metaphysical inquiry to philosophers with little or no prior knowledge of that tradition. While there is plenty of scholarship on the Indian Buddhist philosophical tradition, it is primarily concerned with the historical details, often presupposes background knowledge of the major schools and figures, and makes ample use of untranslated Sanskrit technical terms. What has been missing from this area of philosophical inquiry, are studies that make the Buddhist tradition accessible to philosophers who are interested in solving metaphysical problems. This work fills that gap by focusing not on history and texts but on the metaphysical puzzles themselves, and on ways of trying to solve them.
This book provides a multidimensional interpretation of the metaphysical teachings put forth by different schools of Indian Buddhism. It will not only be greatly appreciated by scholars of Indian Buddhist studies,but it also makes an important contribution to the study of metaphysical theories in general.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Non-Self I
Chapter 3: Non-Self II
Chapter 4: Fundamental Ontology
Chapter 5: Causation
Chapter 6: Buddhist Nominalism
Chapter 7: Time
Chapter 8: The External World
Chapter 9: The Internal World
Chapter 10: Anti-realisms Local and Global
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