The Fifth Corner of Four: An Essay on Buddhist Metaphysics and the Catuskoti
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Graham Priest presents an exploration of Buddhist metaphysics, drawing on texts which include those of N�g�rjuna and D�gen. The development of Buddhist metaphysics is viewed through the lens of the catu.sko.ti. 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.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198758715
ISBN13:9780198758716
Release Date:January 2019
Publisher:Oxford Univ PR
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"
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