Ratnakīrti and the Extent of Inner Space: an Essay on Yogācāra and the Threat of Genuine Solipsism

Though perhaps a dubious honor, Dharmakīrti (fl. c. 550-650 C.E.) is the first philosopher in any tradition to explicitly recognize the epistemological threat of solipsism, devoting an entire essay to the problem-The Justification of (the very idea of) Other Minds (Santānāntarasiddhi). This essay re...

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Main Author: Kachru, Sonam (Author)
Contributors: Garfield, Jay L. 1955- (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Netherlands [2019]
In: Sophia
Year: 2019, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-83
RelBib Classification:BL Buddhism
TF Early Middle Ages
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Ratnakīrti
B Epistemology
B First-person
B Other beings
B Idealism
B Mind
B other minds
B Solipsism
B Xuanzang
B Yogācāra
B Dharmakīrti
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