Illuminating the mind : an introduction to Buddhist epistemology / Jonathan Stoltz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoltz, Jonathan, author.

Series:

Buddhist philosophy for philosophers.

Buddhist philosophy for philosophers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of (Buddhism).

Knowledge, Theory of--India.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Knowledge, Theory of--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.

Intellect--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Intellect.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 260 pages).

Other Title:

introduction to Buddhist epistemology

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

'Illuminating the Mind' puts the field of Buddhist epistemology in conversation with contemporary debates in philosophy. Jonathan Stoltz provides readers with an introduction to epistemology within the Buddhist intellectual tradition in a manner that is accessible to those whose primary background is in the 'Western' tradition of philosophy. The book examines many of the most important topics in the field of epistemology, topics that are central both to contemporary discussions of epistemology and to the classical Buddhist tradition of epistemology in India and Tibet. Among the topics discussed are Buddhist accounts of the nature of knowledge episodes, the defining conditions of perceptual knowledge and of inferential knowledge, the status of testimonial knowledge, and skeptical criticisms of the entire project of epistemology.

Contents:

Preface

1, Preliminaries

2. Knowledge

3. Perception

4. Inference

5. Testimony

6. Ignorance

7. Skepticism

8. Sensitivity & Safety

9. Internalism & Externalism

10. Experimental & Cross-cultural Epistemology

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-090756-8

0-19-090757-6

0-19-090755-X

OCLC:

1201695764