The Center for Comparative Philosophy & University Library
出版地
California, US [加利福尼亞州, 美國]
資料類型
期刊論文=Journal Article; 書評=Book Review
使用語言
英文=English
附註項
1. HOMINH, YARRAN: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy, Dartmouth College, USA. 2. NGUYEN, A. MINH: Professor of Philosophy, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA.
關鍵詞
Buddhist exceptionalism; Buddhist modernism; contextualism; cosmopolitanism; creolization; Evan Thompson; historicism; individualism; interpretive methodology; Jane Anna Gordon; Thich Nhat Hanh; reductionism; science-religion dialogue; scientism; Taixu
摘要
In his recent book, Why I Am Not a Buddhist, Evan Thompson argues that inter-tradition or cross-cultural philosophical dialogue ought to be governed by cosmopolitan conversational norms that do not subsume any one tradition’s deep commitments under those of any other tradition, but rather bring those commitments into the discussion so that they can be challenged and defended. He argues on this basis for the application of a deeply contextualist and historicist interpretive methodology to Buddhist texts, concepts, and theories in dialogue with philosophy and contemporary cognitive sciences. Buddhist modernism, in eschewing that deeply contextualist and historicist methodology, falls short of those cosmopolitan commitments. We argue that Thompson’s cosmopolitan commitments do not mandate the deeply contextualist and historicist methodology he recommends. As an alternative, we propose a creolizing methodology that finds value in mixing, reinterpreting, and reinventing cultural traditions and other forms of belonging to address the complex problems the world faces. We suggest that such a creolizing methodology can be found in other forms of Buddhist modernism than those Thompson criticizes. We provide, as two examples, the thought of the Chinese monk Taixu and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh.
目次
Abstract 139 1. Cosmopolitan Conversation and Buddhist Modernism 141 2. Cosmopolitanism, Conversation, Creolization 145 3. Two Non-exceptionalist Buddhist Modernisms 150 Acknowledgements 155 References 155
ISSN
21516014 (E)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31979/2151-6014(2022).130110
原書資訊
Why I Am Not a Buddhist. Thompson, Evan (著). New Haven, CT, US [紐哈芬市, 康乃狄克州, 美國]: Yale University Press, 2020.01.28. 240. 9780300264678. (pbk).; 9780300226553. (hc). [ 全文 ]
