Name/Title
Scripture, Logic, Language : essays on Dharmakirti and his Tibetan Successors / Tom J.F. TillemansEntry/Object ID
B133 .D484 T55 1999Description
Dharmakirti, an Indian Buddhist philosopher of the seventh century, explored the nature, limits and justifications of rationality within the context of Buddhist religious and metaphysical concerns. While Dharmakirti is widely recognized for his crucial innovations in Indian logic and semantic theory, his notoriously difficult thought nonetheless remains poorly understood.
In this volume, one of the world's leading scholars of Buddhist philosophy sheds light on the interrelated topics of scripture, logic and language in the works of Dharmakirti and his philosophical heirs, both Indian and Tibetan. Professor Tillemans' knowledgable explanations of such technical subjects as the apoha theory of reference and the problem of entailment (vyapti) are coupled throughout with insightful reflections on how best to evaluate Dharmakirti's theories in light of contemporary philosophical thought. --Rear cover.
Contents:
Scripturally Based Argumentation:
Dharmakirti, Aryadeva and Dharmapala on Scriptural Authority
How Much of a Proof is Scripturally Based Inference
Pre-Dharmakirti Commentators on the Definition of a Thesis
Logic
On Pararthanumana, Theses and Syllogisms
On Sapaksa
Formal and Semantic Aspects of Tibetan Buddhist Debate Logic
Dharmakirti and Tibetans on Adrsyanupalabdhihetu
What is the Svadharmin in Buddhist logic?
Is Buddhist Logic Non-classical or Deviant?
Philosophy of Language
On the So-called Difficult Point of the Apoha Theory
What Can One Reasonably Say about Nonexistence?Collection
Jotidhammo CollectionBook Details
Author
Tom J.F. TillemansPublisher
Wisdom PublicationsDate Published
1999Publication Subjects
Dharmakirti, 7th century
Buddhist logic -- History
Buddhism -- China -- Tibet Autonomous Region -- Doctrines -- HistoryCall No.
B133 .D484 T55 1999ISBN
0861711564