What is Real? (New Paper)
Published yesterday in Organon F: International Journal of Analytic Philosophy (30.2: 182โ220). abstract: Two of the most fundamental distinctions in metaphysics are (1) that between reality (or things in themselves) and appearances, the R/A distinction, and (2) that between entities that are fundamental (or real, etcetera) and entities that are ontologically or existentially dependent, the F/D distinction. While these appear to be two very different distinctions, in Buddhist metaphysics they are combined, raising questions about how they are related. In this paper I argue that plausible versions of the R/A distinction are essentially a special kind of F/D distinction, and...
Book Review of Jay Garfieldโs Engaging Buddhism โ Extended Version
When the Australasian Journal of Philosophy (AJP) asked me to review Jay Garfieldโs (2015) book Engaging Buddhism I didnโt realize that they have a 400-word limit for โBook Notesโ. Thatโs the book-review equivalent of a haiku, which posed an interesting challenge, but which also required cutting 90% of the things I have (or want) to say about Garfieldโs book. This โextended versionโ of my review includes both the pre-publication version of my โBook Noteโ for AJP and a some additional, more detailed comments. pre-publication version of my โBook Noteโ for AJP In the preface of his book Garfield observes that...