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| Hume and Buddhism A Comparative Study of Personal Identity, Skepticism, and Moral Sentiments | ||
| 作者 | Long, David Glyn (著) |
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| 出版日期 | 2009.01 |
| 頁次 | 252 |
| 出版者 | ProQuest LLC |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.proquest.com/ |
| 出版地 | Ann Arbor, MI, US [安娜堡, 密西根州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 博碩士論文=Thesis and Dissertation |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | University of California, Riverside |
| 指導教授 | Paul Hoffman; Justin McDaniel |
| 關鍵詞 | Philosophy; Religion and theology; Buddaghosa; Comparative philosophy; Hume; David; Identity; Meditation; Moral sentiments; Nagarjuna; Skepticism |
| 摘要 | The body of the dissertation is focused on a comparison between David Hume, on the one hand, and two Buddhist figures, on the other hand: Buddhaghosa and Nāgārjuna. The dissertation begins with a chapter that analyzes some of the challenges surrounding a comparative discussion between Western philosophy and Asian systems of thought from a perspective grounded in academic philosophy. The Second Chapter investigates some of the current issues which surround comparisons between religions in religious studies. Chapter Three looks at the life of Hume. Chapter Four is a discussion of Hume's notion of personal identity where he argues that we are merely a bundle of perceptions and nothing more. In the end I argue that Hume must be hesitantly viewed as a reductionist. In Chapter Five, I discuss the idea of Buddhism and how it is often misused. The basic point of the chapter is that Buddhism is far more complex than most scholars realize, and any attempt to generalize Buddhism must be advanced with serious prudence, or, at least, with full cognizance of the challenges likely to be faced in such an endeavor. Chapter Six is a discussion of the life of Buddhaghosa. In Chapter Seven, I investigate Buddhaghosa's view of personal identity. In the end, I categorize Buddhaghosa as an eliminativist about the self. In Chapter Eight, I compare Hume and Buddhaghosa's notions of the self In Chapter I argue that Hume's skepticism is more serious than contemporary scholars think. Chapter Ten is an investigation of Nāgārjuna's life and his skepticism. Chapter Eleven is a comparison between Hume and Nāgārjuna's skepticism. I argue that they should both be viewed as highly skeptical. The dissertation concludes with a discussion of Hume's moral sentiments and Buddhist meditation in which I argue that meditation might help substantiate Hume's claim that we have moral sentiments. |
| 點閱次數 | 673 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.04.10 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.04.10 |
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