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An introduction ashgate world philosophies series new ed by siderits, mark isbn. These teachings, preserved in texts known as the nikayas or agamas, concern the quest for liberation from suffering. Unlike other texts that serve to introduce buddhist thought, it is written by a philosopher and it shows how the buddhist tradition deals with the same sorts of problems that get treated in western philosophy and employs the same sorts of methods. This volume provides students with the opportunity to wrestle with the richness and complexity of the primary sources. Buddhism as philosophy quotes showing 19 of 9 they teach that a rupa dharmas lasts not just one moment but 17 moments. Moreover, this book will be concerned primarily with buddhist theories of knowledge and. In short, buddhism as philosophy investigates the buddhist tradition by way of the characteristically philosophical concern for finding out the truth about complicated matters in metaphysics, epistemology and ethics. Taken together, these three books offer a fuller sense of siderits philosophical concerns with buddhism. Smith college, university of melbourne, and central. An introduction ashgate world philosophies series kindle edition by siderits, mark. Buddhism as philosophy siderits pdf in this clear, concise account, siderits makes the buddhist tradition accessible to a western audience, offering generous selections from the canonical. Siderits shows the grace of a wonderful teacher and hits exactly the right tone for his intended audiences.
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