Buddhisms and Deconstructions (New Frameworks for Continental Philosophy) - Hardcover

Jin Y. Park

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0742534170 ISBN 13: 9780742534179

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

Buddhisms and Deconstructions considers the connection between Buddhism and Derridean deconstruction, focusing on the work of Robert Magliola. Fourteen distinguished contributors discuss deconstruction and various Buddhisms―Indian, Tibetan, and Chinese (Chan)―followed by an afterword in which Magliola responds directly to his critics.

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"These essays seriously engage the philosophical parallels between Buddhism and deconstruction in a manner that is both well-informed and largely free of jargon. In their depth and breadth, they deliver the kind of mutual elucidation that all philosophical dialogue aspires to, without skirting the serious challenges of truly cross-cultural philosophizing. Buddhisms and Deconstructions helps us better appreciate the profound and subtle implications of the Buddhist notions of dependent arising, emptiness and the two truths, by bringing them together with deconstruction to address such problems as self and identity, language, and referentiality."—William Waldron, department of religion, Middlebury College

"This set of essays crystallizes decades of important developments in the dialogue between Buddhism and post-modern thought, revealing their relevance to each other and to the future of philosophical reflection East and West."—John Makransky, associate professor of Buddhism and comparative theology, Boston College

"Buddhisms and Deconstructions generously provides us with an intriguing reading in search of a Middle Path that goes beyond all opposition and dualism, envisioning a mutual-enriching dialogue by way of cross-bordering, beyond all limits, categorizations, and self-enclosure."—Vincent Shen, Lee Chair in Chinese Thought and Culture, Department of Philosophy and Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto

About the Author:

Jin Y. Park is assistant professor in the department of philosophy and religion at American University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0742534170
• ISBN 13: 9780742534179
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312