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Buddhist Logic and Apologetics in 17th Century China: An Analysis of the Use of Buddhist Syllogisms in an anti-Christian Polemic |
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Wu, Jiang
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| Source |
Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy
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| Volume | v.2 n.2 |
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| Date | 2003.06 |
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| Pages | 273 - 289 |
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| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media B.V. |
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| Publisher Url |
http://www.springer.com/gp/
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| Location | Dordrecht, the Netherlands [多德雷赫特, 荷蘭] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Jiang Wu, Department of East Asian Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson |
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| Keyword | 佛教人物=Buddhist |
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| Abstract | A glimpse of the new application of Buddhist logic in the seventeenth century leads us to reflect about our approach to logic in a given religious tradition: Should we isolate a logical system from the very context that has given rise to the genesis and development of such an intellectual apparatus? Methodologically, we do have the legitimate right to approach Buddhist logic from a purely logical point of view. However, when we study the actual use of Buddhist logic in the seventeenth-century anti-Christian polemic, an analysis of its intentional application allows us to conclude that Buddhist logic in the context of controversy is primarily apologetic. Therefore, with a methodological concern, I suggest that philosophers and logicians should reconsider the apologetic nature of logic in any given religious tradition. |
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| Table of contents | I. Introduction 273
II. The Rise of Chan Buddhism and the Spread of Yogac~lra Studies In Seventeenth-century China 274
III. Buddhist Syllogisms from a Logical Point of View 278
IV. Logic and Apologetics in the Buddhist Tradition 284
V. Conclusion 287
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| ISSN | 15403009 (P); 15697274 (E) |
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| Hits | 564 |
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| Created date | 2008.03.14 |
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| Modified date | 2019.11.11 |
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