Eastern Philosophy and Classical Theism / Tyler Dalton McNabb, Erik Baldwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNabb, Tyler Dalton, author.

Baldwin, Erik Daniel, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in global philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theism--Philosophy.

Theism.

Philosophy, Asian.

Metaphysics.

metaphysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Arguably, Classical Theism endorses the following theses: (1) God exists, (2) God is metaphysically simple, (3) God is impassible, and (4) God is wholly immutable. These theses often, though not always, lead to an endorsement of the view that God is wholly ineffable. Classical Theists, then, often see themselves as apophatic theologians. Ineffability and apophatic theology are not unknown in the great Eastern religious and philosophical traditions. In this Element, the authors explore to what extent the metaphysics of Classical Theism are consistent with the metaphysics of various Eastern traditions. After surveying each tradition, the authors argue that there is not only room for consistency, but that some of the traditions surveyed are plausibly read as endorsing Classical Theism, or at least, something not far off."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Classical theism

2. Buddhism and classical theism

3. Hinduism and classical theism

4. Early China, Confucianism, and classical theism

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 23, 2025).

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ISBN:

9781009660495

1009660497

OCLC:

1537554610

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