Empty Words

Buddhist Philosophy and Cross-Cultural Interpretation

By: Jay L. Garfield

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Paperback | 1 December 2001

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The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way (Mulamadhyamakakarika), a second-century philosophical text by the Buddhist saint Nagarjuna, is the foundational text of Mahayana, the Buddhist school that predominates in Tibet, China, Mongolia, Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. Nagarjuna is the founder of the Madhyamaka, or Middle Path, school of Mahayana. Jay Garfield''s magisterial translation (with commentary) of this seminal text (OUP, 1995) has established itself as the definitive edition in the English language. Empty Words is intended as a companion to Garfield''s translation to The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, providing additional background, argument and context. It considers the work of philosophical rivals, and sheds important light on the relation of Nagarjuna''s views to other Buddhist and non-Buddhist philosophical positions. Garfield is one of the leading scholars in this field, and this volume is the culmination of his work of the last decade.

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"It represents useful constructive philosophical engagement with Buddhist texts and offers much-needed theoretical and practical reflection on the project of cross-cultural philosophy itself."-- The Journal of Religion "Empty Words represents a serious engagement with Buddhist philosophy and contributes to the exegesis of Madhyamaka and Yogacara thought. More importantly, however, I think that it contributes to the further development of Buddhist philosophy as a continuing project"-Mario D'Amato, Hampshire College, Philosophy East & West "It represents useful constructive philosophical engagement with Buddhist texts and offers much-needed theoretical and practical reflection on the project of cross-cultural philosophy itself."--The Journal of Religion

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Non-Fiction Philosophy Non-Western Philosophy Oriental & Indian Philosophy Religion & Beliefs Buddhism Literature, Poetry & Plays Non-Fiction Prose Literary Essays Religion Philosophy of Religion

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Madhyamaka	p. 2
Skepticism East and West	p. 3
Why Did Nāgārjuna Start with Causation?	p. 24
Do the Mādhyamika Relinquish All Views?	p. 46
Implications Sacred and Profane	p. 69
Nāgārjuna and the Limits of Thought	p. 86
Yogācāra	p. 108
Comments Concerning Cittamātra Conceptual Categories	p. 109
A Translation and Commentary	p. 128
A Cittamātra Reading of Berkeley, Kant, and Schopenhauer	p. 152
Ineffability and the Limits of Language in Madhyamaka and Yogācāra	p. 170
Ethics and Hermeneutics	p. 186
Toward a Unified Moral Framework	p. 187
Buddhism and Democracy	p. 206
Samdhongrinpoche's Approach to Nonviolence	p. 220
Snapshots from a Philosopher's Travel Album	p. 229
Philosophy, Religion, and the Hermeneutic Imperative	p. 251
Notes	p. 261
References	p. 291
Index	p. 299
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