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The Fifth Corner of Four

An Essay on Buddhist Metaphysics and the Catuṣkoṭi

Graham (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York) Priest

The Fifth Corner of Four

The Fifth Corner of Four

An Essay on Buddhist Metaphysics and the Catuṣkoṭi

The Fifth Corner of Four

 

Graham Priest presents an exploration of the development of Buddhist metaphysics, which is viewed through the lens of the Catuṣkoṭi. In its earliest and simplest form this is a logical/metaphysical principle which says that every claim is true, false, both, or neither; but Priest shows how the principle itself evolves as the metaphysics develops.


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Beschrijving The Fifth Corner of Four

Graham Priest presents an exploration of Buddhist metaphysics, drawing on texts which include those of Nãgãrjuna and Dõgen. The development of Buddhist metaphysics is viewed through the lens of the catuṣkoṭi. At its simplest, and as it appears in the earliest texts, this is a logical/ metaphysical principle which says that every claim is true, false, both, or neither; but the principle itself evolves, assuming new forms, as the metaphysics develops. An important step in the evolution incorporates ineffability. Such things make no sense from the perspective of a logic which endorses the principles of excluded middle and non-contradiction, which are standard fare in Western logic. However, the book shows how one can make sense of them by applying the techniques of contemporary non-classical logic, such as those of First Degree Entailment, and Plurivalent Logic. An important issue that emerges as the book develops is the notion of non-duality and its transcendence. This allows many of the threads of the book to be drawn together at its end. All matters are explained, in as far as possible, in a way that is accessible to those with no knowledge of Buddhist philosophy or contemporary non-classical logic.


ISBN
9780198758716
Pagina's
208
Verschenen
NUR
739
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
OUP Oxford

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