200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Buddhism is essentially a teaching about liberation - from suffering, ignorance, selfishness and continued rebirth. Knowledge of 'the way things really are' is thought by many Buddhists to be vital in bringing about this emancipation. This book is a philosophical study of the notion of liberating knowledge as it occurs in a range of Buddhist sources. Buddhism, Knowledge and Liberation assesses the... Read more
Contents: Preface; First thoughts on knowledge and liberation; Impermanence, not-self and suffering; Thorough knowledge versus deficient understanding; Moral knowledge and the Buddhist path; Buddhist anti-realism; Buddhist scepticism; Mysticism and ineffability; Compassion, faith and human fallibility; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
David Burton
'This erudite volume is a welcome addition to the philosophical literature on Buddhism... Burton writes as a philosopher, reconstructing arguments with care, and subjecting them to judicious, critical scrutiny. This exemplary engagement with the Buddhist tradition is grounded in sound textual scholarship. The prose is clear, and the volume will be accessible to scholars of Buddhism, to philosophers with little exposure to Buddhism, and to students of philosophy or Buddhism.' Journal of Contemporary Religion
