The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux: An Exposition of the Philosophy of Critical Realism as Expounded by the School of Dignāga

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Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1997 - 448 oldal
A systematic and clear presentation of the philosophy of critical Realism as expounded by Dignaga and his school. The work is divided into two parts arranged into 26 chapters. Part I discusses the Nature of Existence, Logical Difficulties, Theory of Causation, Universals, Doctrine of Apoha, Theory of Soul and Problem of After-life. Part II deals with the Organic and Inorganic Perception, Inference and Negative Judgement. The two parts bound in one volume deal also with many subsidiary topics.
 

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INTRODUCTION
xxxv
the nature of Nīrvāņa
xxxvi
CHAPTER I
1
reality and fiction
7
object
8
Russells view
14
CHAPTER II
20
the postulation of a permanent self unnecessary
34
Stcherbatskys exposition of the theory of Nirvaṇa
249
is not discontinuation of consciousness
256
conceivable only in a real substratum discussed and
257
Avidya according to the Buddhist a positive category
258
precedent is shown not to be lacking in the Buddhist
264
Nirvana of Santarakṣita and his disciple represents
266
CHAPTER XVII
273
and the Buddhist as regards the nature of the soul
274

21
36
OBJECTIONS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF CAUSATION EXPLAINED
39
431
40
entities
43
CHAPTER IV
46
of the contents of the series
65
and the denial of selftransparency to knowledge leads
75
causal entity is untenable and unnecessary
76
ment of knowledge
88
amenable to perception
90
traceable to exclusion of the opposites
97
the differences among philosophers are shown to be due
98
CHAPTER VII
107
values standing on the same level with signs
113
an object
119
theory of Apoha
131
states
138
of soul
141
CHAPTER IX
154
CHAPTER X
173
CHAPTER XI
180
indescribable
187
Section II
189
CHAPTER XIII
193
CHAPTER XIV
195
CHAPTER XV
202
that the invariable concomitance of causal efficiency with
209
tual existence
217
2
223
30
230
CHAPTER XVI
237
The introduction of another element viz nonerro
276
Section
282
knowledge is illogical
286
5
288
extrasubjective reference of wordmeanings
292
Classification of perception
295
Words are possessed of a double reference to them
296
subjective and objective are brought into a relation
300
agree with regard to the rest
305
CHAPTER XIX
311
causes and conditions to the emergence of perceptual
319
of the idea believed to be a copy of the same
338
7
345
CHAPTER XXII
346
8
351
later Naiyāyikas and they are found to be in harmony with
354
266
356
9
362
auxiliary to sensefaculty is untenable because the idea
369
argument are safe in the theory of internal concomitance
386
versal proposition is redundant and misleading
390
CHAPTER XXV
398
CHAPTER XXVI
409
analogical argument that knowledge of external objects
415
locus is irrelevant to the cognition of negation and
421
impossible in the theory of the flux
433
judgments are conditioned by simple indeterminate appre
434
131
443
ly or in succession shown to be impossible
445
370
447
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xxxviii. oldal - In many other countries of the world, reflection on the nature of existence is a luxury of life. The serious moments are given to action, while the pursuit of philosophy comes up as a parenthesis. In ancient India philosophy was not an auxiliary to any other science or art, but always held a prominent position of independence.

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