Emptiness Appraised

A Critical Study of Nagarjuna's Philosophy

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
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Author: David F. Burton ISBN: 9781317723226
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 23, 2015
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: David F. Burton
ISBN: 9781317723226
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 23, 2015
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Emptiness means that all entities are empty of, or lack, inherent existence - entities have a merely conceptual, constructed existence. Though Nagarjuna advocates the Middle Way, his philosophy of emptiness nevertheless entails nihilism, and his critiques of the Nyaya theory of knowledge are shown to be unconvincing.

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Emptiness means that all entities are empty of, or lack, inherent existence - entities have a merely conceptual, constructed existence. Though Nagarjuna advocates the Middle Way, his philosophy of emptiness nevertheless entails nihilism, and his critiques of the Nyaya theory of knowledge are shown to be unconvincing.

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