THE MOON POINTS BACK by Koji Tanaka (Editor), Yasuo Deguchi (Editor), Jay Garfield (Editor) ( 9780190226879 )

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THE MOON POINTS BACK

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Koji Tanaka (Editor), Yasuo Deguchi (Editor), Jay Garfield (Editor)

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Pub. date:

1 July, 2015

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304

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The Moon Points Back investigates central areas of Buddhist philosophy - most importantly the notion of emptiness (sunyata) - using the techniques of contemporary analytic philosophy and logic.

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The Moon Points Back comprises essays by both established scholars in Buddhist and Western philosophy and young scholars contributing to cross-cultural philosophy. It continues the program of Pointing at the Moon (Oxford University Press, 2009), integrating the approaches and insights of contemporary logic and analytic philosophy and those of Buddhist Studies to engage with Buddhist ideas in a contemporary voice. This volume demonstrates convincingly that integration of Buddhist philosophy with contemporary analytic philosophy and logic allows for novel understandings of and insights into Buddhist philosophical thought. It also shows how Buddhist philosophers can contribute to debates in contemporary Western philosophy and how contemporary philosophers and logicians can engage with Buddhist material. The essays in the volume focus on the Buddhist notion of emptiness (sunyata), exploring its relationship to core philosophical issues concerning the self, the nature of reality, logic, and epistemology. The volume closes with reflections on methodological issues raised by bringing together traditional Buddhist philosophy and contemporary analytic philosophy.This volume will be of interest to anyone interested in Buddhist philosophy or contemporary analytic philosophy and logic. But it will also be of interest to those who wish to learn how to bring together the insights and techniques of different philosophical traditions.

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