Working Emptiness

Toward a Third Reading of Emptiness in Buddhism and Postmodern Thought
Erscheinungsjahr 1995
ISBN: 978-0-7885-0081-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 238 g

Reihe: AAR Reflection and Theory in the Study of Religion

Newman Robert Glass argues that there are three workings of emptiness capable of grounding thinking and behavior: presence, difference, and essence. The first two readings, exemplified by Heidegger and Mark C. Taylor respectively, present opposing views of the work of emptiness in thinking. The third, essence, presents a position on the work of emptiness in desire and affect. Glass begins by offering a close analysis of presence and difference. He then fashions his own understanding
of essence, or emptiness. He goes on to use this third reading to construct a comprehensive Buddhist position based in desire and affect -- a Buddhism of essence.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Glass, Newman Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus