Early Buddhism as philosophy of existence : freedom and death / / Susan E. Babbitt [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Babbitt Susan E.
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| Titolo: |
Early Buddhism as philosophy of existence : freedom and death / / Susan E. Babbitt [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : Anthem Press, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (112 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina: | 181/.043 |
| Soggetto topico: | Nature - Religious aspects - Buddhism |
| Buddhist cosmology | |
| Buddhist philosophy | |
| Buddhism - Philosophy | |
| Buddhism and philosophy | |
| Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2022). |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Why Philosophy of Existence? -- 3. The art of dying is the art of living: Rationality -- 4. Relational Philosophy and the Law of Dead Ends -- 5. Living Philosophy, and Philosophy Must Be lived -- 6. Written posthumously -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Philosophical liberalism is the dominant view in the world today. Even those who reject liberalism philosophically, subscribe to its view of freedom, which is a negative view, common to liberalism, libertarianism, and anarchism. The alternative is recognition of nature, thoroughly, applied fully to human beings. The Buddha set it out as a philosophy, and he lived it. It was a practice. <br><br>It brings death back into life. The common view is that death is the opposite of life. Yet death is part of life, from the beginning. We see this in many great writers, Dostoevsky, for example. His characters find human communion in suffering, despite their differences. Contradictions are inherent in life, but we find our way, not a single way. It brings realism back, which is truth. <br><br>It has been present in human societies throughout history. It has been banished because of a false view of truth, connected to a false view of freedom. It could be recognized as philosophy. The Buddha taught people simply. There was no dogma. He did not teach them to follow him but to be masters of their own salvation. Unless this view is recognized as Philosophy, as it should be, including truth, it will again become religion, rather than a way of life, an art of living. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Early Buddhism as philosophy of existence |
| ISBN: | 9781839983368 |
| 9781839983344 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910758401003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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