Early Buddhist Metaphysics : The Making of a Philosophical Tradition
Taylor and Francis(Routledge), 2005. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 9.213 by 6.142 inches. (288 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. Early Buddhist Metaphysics provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in India: the transition from the earliest stratum of Buddhist thought to the systematic and allegedly scholastic philosophy of the Pali Abhidhamma movement. Entwining comparative philosophy and Buddhology, the author probes the Abhidhammas metaphysical transition in terms of the Aristotelian tradition and vis-à-vis modern philosophy, exploits Western philosophical literature from Plato to contemporary texts in the fields of philosophy of mind and cultural criticism.Introduction: Situating Theravådin Doctrinal Thought: Towards a Comparative Buddhist Philosophy 1. The Further Teaching: Abhidhamma Thought in Context 2. What the Buddha Taught and Abhidhamma Thought: From Dhamma 3. The Development of the Concept of Sabhåva and Buddhist 4. Individuals: Revisiting the Abhidhamma Dhamma Theory 5. Causation as the Handmaid of Metaphysics: From the Paticcasamuppåda to the Patthåna Concluding Reflections The author often uses methods of comparative philosophy of religion and draws on later Buddhist systems of philosophy, non-Buddhist Indian sources and also on achievements of western philosophical inquiries and Buddhological scholarship. the references.are always well chosen and are good pointers for reflection and stimulants for further research.
0002597 | BQ4195 .R66 2005 | Research Library (อาคาร 1 ชั้น 4) | พร้อมให้บริการ |
0002602 | BQ4195 .R66 2005 | Research Library (อาคาร 1 ชั้น 4) | พร้อมให้บริการ |
0002601 | BQ4195 .R66 2005 | Research Library (อาคาร 1 ชั้น 4) | พร้อมให้บริการ |
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