Indian Buddhist Philosophy
Organised in broadly chronological terms, this book presents the philosophical arguments of the great Indian Buddhist philosophers of the fifth century BCE to the eighth century CE. Each chapter examines their core ethical, metaphysical and epistemological views as well as the distinctive area of Bu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2014
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| Series: | Ancient philosophies
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| Summary: | Organised in broadly chronological terms, this book presents the philosophical arguments of the great Indian Buddhist philosophers of the fifth century BCE to the eighth century CE. Each chapter examines their core ethical, metaphysical and epistemological views as well as the distinctive area of Buddhist ethics that we call today moral psychology. Throughout, this book follows three key themes that both tie the tradition together and are the focus for most critical dialogue: the idea of anatman or no-self, the appearance/reality distinction and the moral aim, or ideal. Indian Buddhist philoso |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (332 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1317547756 1317547764 1317547772 1322102929 9781317547754 9781317547761 9781317547778 9781322102924 |