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Contents: Nagarjuna's Madhyamaka - A Philosophical Introduction |
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Abbreviations |
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Introduction |
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1.1 Nagarjuna the Philosopher |
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1.2 Nagarjuna's Works |
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1.3 Methodological Considerations |
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1.4 The Philosophical Study of Nagarjuna in the West |
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1.5 Overview |
12 |
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Interpretations of Svabhava |
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2.1 The Ontological Dimension |
20 |
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2.2 The Cognitive Dimension |
46 |
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The Role of Negation in Nagarjuna's Arguments |
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3.1 Nyaya Theory of Negation |
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3.2 Negation and Nondenoting Terms |
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3.3 Negation and Temporal Relations |
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The Catuskoti or Tetralemma |
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4.1 Two Kinds of Negation |
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4.2 Rejection of Two Alternatives |
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4.3 Rejection of Four Alternatives |
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4.4 Affirming Four Alternatives: The Positive Tetralemma |
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Causation |
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5.1 Causation: Preliminary Remarks |
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5.2 Interdependence of Cause and Effect |
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5.3 The Four Ways of Causal Production |
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5.4 Temporal Relations between Cause and Effect |
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5.5 Analysis of Time |
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Motion |
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6.1 Arguments Concerning Motion |
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6.2 The Beginning of Motion |
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6.3 The Interdependence of Mover and Motion |
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6.4 The Second Chapter of the MMK in Its Argumentative Context |
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The Self |
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7.1 The Self and Its Parts |
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7.2 The Self and Its Properties |
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7.3 Epistemology of the Self |
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7.4 The Madhyamaka View of the Self |
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Epistemology |
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8.1 Means of Knowledge as Self-established |
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8.2 Means of Knowledge and Their Objects as Mutually Established |
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8.3 Temporal Relations between Means and Objects of Knowledge |
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8.4 The Aim of Nagarjuna's Arguments |
179 |
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Language |
183 |
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9.1 Nagarjuna's View of Language and the "No-Thesis" View |
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9.2 VV 29 in Context |
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9.3 The Semantic Interpretation |
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9.4 The Specific Role of Verse 29 |
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Conclusion: Nagarjuna's Philosophical Project |
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10.1 Metaphysics |
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10.2 Personal Identity |
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10.3 Ethics |
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10.4 Epistemology |
216 |
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10.5 Language and Truth |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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