Buddhists, brahmins, and belief: epistemology in South Asian philosophy of religion
In Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief, Dan Arnold examines how the Brahmanical tradition of Purva Mimamsa and the writings of the seventh-century Buddhist Madhyamika philosopher Candrakirti challenged dominant Indian Buddhist views of epistemology. Arnold retrieves these two very different but equally...
| Subtitles: | Buddhists, brahmins, & belief |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
c2005
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| In: | Year: 2005 |
| Reviews: | Dan Arnold, Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief: Epistemology in South Asian Philosophy of Religion, New York: Columbia University Press, 2005, 328 pp., ISBN: 0-231-13280-8, hb (2007) (Herling, Bradley L.)
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| Further subjects: | B
Mimansa
B Knowledge, Theory of B Mādhyamika (Buddhism) B Knowledge, Theory of (Buddhism) |
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| Summary: | In Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief, Dan Arnold examines how the Brahmanical tradition of Purva Mimamsa and the writings of the seventh-century Buddhist Madhyamika philosopher Candrakirti challenged dominant Indian Buddhist views of epistemology. Arnold retrieves these two very different but equally important voices of philosophical dissent, showing them to have developed highly sophisticated and cogent critiques of influential Buddhist epistemologists such as Dignaga and Dharmakirti. His analysis -- developed in conversation with modern Western philosophers like William Alston and J. L. Austi |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-305) and index |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (viii, 318 p) |
| ISBN: | 0231507798 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7312/arno13280 |