Liberation As Revolutionary Praxis: Rethinking Buddhism Materialism,
2013
Bucknell University
Liberation As Revolutionary Praxis: Rethinking Buddhism Materialism, James Mark Shields
Faculty Journal Articles
While it is only in recent decades that scholars have begun to reconsider and problematize Buddhist conceptions of “freedom” and “agency,” the thought traditions of Asian Buddhism have for many centuries struggled with questions related to the issue of “liberation”—along with its fundamental ontological, epistemological and ethical implications. With the development of Marxist thought in the mid to late nineteenth century, a new paradigm for thinking about freedom in relation to history, identity and social change found its way to Asia, and confronted traditional religious interpretations of freedom as well as competing Western ones. In the past century, several attempts …
Horror-Comedy: The Chaotic Spectrum And Cinematic Synthesis,
2013
Oglethorpe University
Horror-Comedy: The Chaotic Spectrum And Cinematic Synthesis, Marisa Manuel
Oglethorpe Journal of Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Vol 4 No 2 Information Page,
2013
San Jose State University
Vol 4 No 2 Information Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Neoplatonism And Paramadvaita,
2013
San Jose State University
Neoplatonism And Paramadvaita, Michal Just
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Palaeo-Philosophy: Archaic Ideas About Space And Time,
2013
Murdoch University
Palaeo-Philosophy: Archaic Ideas About Space And Time, Paul S. Macdonald
Comparative Philosophy
This paper argues that efforts to understand historically remote patterns of thought are driven away from their original meaning if the investigation focuses on reconstruction of concepts, instead of cognitive complexes. My paper draws on research by Jan Assmann, Jean-Jacques Glassner, Keimpe Algra, Alex Purves, Nicholas Wyatt, and others on the cultures of Ancient Greece, Israel, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Etruria through comparative analyses of the semantic fields of spatial and temporal terms, and how these terms are shaped by their relation to the sphere of the sacred. It shows that there are three super-ordinate timeframes - the cyclical, the linear …
Vol 4 No 2 Cover Page,
2013
San Jose State University
Vol 4 No 2 Cover Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Vol 4 No 2 Content Page,
2013
San Jose State University
Vol 4 No 2 Content Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
German Idealism Meets Indian Vedanta And Kasmiri Saivism,
2013
Lewis & Clark College
German Idealism Meets Indian Vedanta And Kasmiri Saivism, Katherine Elise Barhydt, J. M. Fritzman
Comparative Philosophy
Regarding each philosophy as a variation of that of Spinoza, this article compares the German Idealism of Schelling and Hegel with the Indian Vedanta of Sa?kara and Ramanuja, as well as Abhinavagupta's Kasmiri Saivism. It argues that only Hegel's philosophy does not fail. For Śaṅkara, Ramanuja, Abhinavagupta, and Schelling, the experience of ultimate reality—Brahman for Śaṅkara and Ramanuja, Siva for Abhinavagupta, the Absolute for Schelling—is self-authenticating and so excludes the possibility of error. However, there is also no possibility of truth as no criterion distinguishes truth from error when individuals make contradictory claims. By contrast, Hegel's Geist is an extended …
Moral Realism And Anti-Realism Outside The West: A Meta-Ethical Turn In Buddhist Ethics,
2013
Dept. of Philosophy, Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada)
Moral Realism And Anti-Realism Outside The West: A Meta-Ethical Turn In Buddhist Ethics, Gordon Fraser Davis
Comparative Philosophy
In recent years, discussions of Buddhist ethics have increasingly drawn upon the concepts and tools of modern ethical theory, not only to compare Buddhist perspectives with Western moral theories, but also to assess the meta-ethical implications of Buddhist texts and their philosophical context. Philosophers aiming to defend the Madhyamaka framework in particular - its ethics and soteriology along with its logic and epistemology - have recently attempted to explain its combination of moral commitment and philosophical scepticism by appealing to various forms of meta-ethical anti-realism. This paper argues that those attempts do not succeed, even in their own terms. Their …
Recent Studies Of Comparative Philosophy In The Balkans: Interview With Jana S. RoKer,
2013
San Jose State University
Recent Studies Of Comparative Philosophy In The Balkans: Interview With Jana S. RoKer, Nevad Kahteran
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
The Fragility Of Consensus: Public Reason, Diversity And Stability,
2013
Chapman University
The Fragility Of Consensus: Public Reason, Diversity And Stability, John Thrasher, Kevin Vallier
Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research
John Rawls's transition from A Theory of Justice to Political Liberalism was driven by his rejection of Theory's account of stability. The key to his later account of stability is the idea of public reason. We see Rawls's account of stability as an attempt to solve a mutual assurance problem. We maintain that Rawls's solution fails because his primary assurance mechanism, in the form of public reason, is fragile. His conception of public reason relies on a condition of consensus that we argue is unrealistic in modern, pluralistic democracies. After rejecting Rawls's conception of public reason, we offer an ‘indirect …
Uniqueness And Symmetry In Bargaining Theories Of Justice,
2013
Chapman University
Uniqueness And Symmetry In Bargaining Theories Of Justice, John Thrasher
Philosophy Faculty Articles and Research
For contractarians, justice is the result of a rational bargain. The goal is to show that the rules of justice are consistent with rationality. The two most important bargaining theories of justice are David Gauthier’s and those that use the Nash’s bargaining solution. I argue that both of these approaches are fatally undermined by their reliance on a symmetry condition. Symmetry is a substantive constraint, not an implication of rationality. I argue that using symmetry to generate uniqueness undermines the goal of bargaining theories of justice.
The Development Of Tibetan Scholasticism: Shakya Chokden’S History Of Madhyamaka Thought In Tibet,
2013
University of Chicago
The Development Of Tibetan Scholasticism: Shakya Chokden’S History Of Madhyamaka Thought In Tibet, Shakya Chokden, Matthew T. Kapstein, Yaroslav Komarovski
Department of Classics and Religious Studies: Faculty Publications
Serdok Paṇchen Shakya Chokden (1428–1507) stands out as one of the most remarkable thinkers of Tibet. The enormous body of his collected works is notable for the diversity and originality of the writings it contains, and for their exceptional rigor. One of the few Tibetan intellectuals affiliated with both the Sakyapa and Kagyiipa orders, which were often doctrinal and political rivals (see chapters 7 and n), he was also among the sharpest critics of Jé Tsongkhapa (chapter 16), the founder of the Gelukpa order that would come to dominate Tibet under the Dalai Lamas. For this reason Shakya Chokden’s works …
What's Love Got To Do With It? An Exploration Of The Symposium And Plato's Love,
2013
Claremont McKenna College
What's Love Got To Do With It? An Exploration Of The Symposium And Plato's Love, Remy P. Pinson
CMC Senior Theses
To many people love is special, sacred even. Love plays a countless number of roles for a countless number of people. Contemporary ideas about love, however, are more in alignment with the philosophies of Aristotle, and not of Plato. Aristotle held that love could exist as many people see it today – wishing well for others purely for their own sake. But Plato disagreed. Plato claimed that love was a way by which one could better themselves and become wiser. In this thesis, I explain Plato’s theory of love put forth in the Symposium. I also explore the textual …
For What I Hate, I Do: An Investigation Of Weakness Of Will,
2013
Pepperdine University
For What I Hate, I Do: An Investigation Of Weakness Of Will, Craig B. Knepley
Global Tides
In this paper, I argue that Alfred Mele's account of weakness of will (externalism) is more philosophically defensible than R. M. Hare's account (internalism). I explain why the phenomenon of weakness of will is philosophically troubling, then go on to spell out Hare and Mele's respective views. I entertain Austin's psychological objection to Hare, as well as the objection that Hare ultimately overreaches. I argue that Hare might respond to the first but not the second of these objections. I consider the free will objection to Mele's schema, in addition to Bratman's objection that such a schema is counter-intuitive. I …
The Philosophy Of Sex And The Morality Of Homosexual Conduct,
2013
Claremont McKenna College
The Philosophy Of Sex And The Morality Of Homosexual Conduct, Kyle C. Hansen
CMC Senior Theses
Homosexuality is an important and controversial topic in political, philosophical, ethical and religious spheres. We are exposed to the debate of homosexuality in the media on a regular basis and issues related to homosexuality have been taken up by the Supreme Court, politicians and religious institutions. Needless to say, the debate surrounding homosexuality has captured the attention of almost everyone in society to some degree. It is my goal in this thesis to give a candid overview and analysis of the arguments surrounding homosexual sexual conduct. First, I will present an argument by John Corvino, who posits that homosexual conduct …
Vol 3 No 1 Cover Page,
2012
San Jose State University
Vol 3 No 1 Cover Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Vol 3 No 1 Contents Page,
2012
San Jose State University
Vol 3 No 1 Contents Page, Comparative Philosophy
Comparative Philosophy
No abstract provided.
Editor's Words,
2012
San Jose State University
Dharmakirti, Davidson, And Knowing Reality,
2012
Nihon University & Keio University
Dharmakirti, Davidson, And Knowing Reality, Lajos Brons
Comparative Philosophy
If we distinguish phenomenal effects from their noumenal causes, the former being our conceptual(ized) experiences, the latter their grounds or causes in reality "as it is" independent of our experience, then two contradictory positions with regards to the relationship between these two can be distinguished: either phenomena are identical with their noumenal causes, or they are not. Davidson is among the most influential modern defenders of the former position, metaphysical non-dualism. Dharmakirti' strict distinction between ultimate and conventional reality, on the other hand, may be one of the most rigorously elaborated theories of the opposite position, metaphysical dualism. Despite this …
