Knowledge and Reality: A Comparative
- ISBN-10
- 8120811747
- ISBN-13
- 9788120811744
- Series
- Knowledge and Reality
- Category
- Buddhist ethics
- Pages
- 109
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1975
- Publisher
- Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
- Author
- Kaisa Puhakka
Description
The present work consists of an analytical study and critique of certain aspects of Buddhist tradition as they bear upon some central problems of logic and ontology. The author examines the logical, epistemological and ontological doctrines of Dignaga, Dharmakirti and Ratnakirti on the one hand and of W.V. Quine on the other. She agrees with Quine that a sharp line of demarcation between analytic and synthetic statements is untenable and she argues that a position similar to Quine`s obtains in the writings of the Buddhist logicians. She provides convincing arguments to the effect that the Buddhist logicians` rejection of substance ontology leads to the rejection of any claim to the ultimacy of the analytical-synthetic distinction.Divided into seven chapters and documented with Preface, Bibliography and General Index, this work is a rare contribution in the field of Comparative Philosophy.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2011-12-29
- 351 pages
- Paperback
- Cambridge University Press
-
- 2006-07-19
- 330 pages
- Ebook
- Springer Science & Business Media
-
- 2004
- 455 pages
- Paperback
- Pearson/Prentice Hall
Similar books
-
Buddhist ethics: essence of Buddhism, foreword by M.O'C Walshe
By H. SaddhatissaHis Holiness the Sakya Trizin delivers an important teaching on ethics in Buddhism.
-
The Six Perfections: Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character
By Dale Stuart WrightHere is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections - a set of Buddhist teachings designed to transform human character through the perfection of generosity, morality, tolerance, energy, meditation, and wisdom.
-
She-rab Dong-bu (The Tree of Wisdom)
By Lu-TrubShe-rab Dong-bu (The Tree of Wisdom)