Early Buddhist Metaphysics: The Making of a Philosophical Tradition

by Noa Ronkin

Early Buddhist Metaphysics provides a philosophical account of the major doctrinal shift in the history of early Theravada tradition in the transition from the earliest stratum of Buddhist thought to the systematic and allegedly scholastic philosophy of the Pali Abhidhamma movement. Entwining comparative philosophy and Buddhology, the author probes the Abhidhamma's metaphysical transition in terms of the Aristotelian tradition and vis-à-vis modern philosophy, exploits Western philosophical literature from Plato to contemporary texts in the fields of philosophy of mind and cultural criticism.

Genres: Buddhism, Philosophy, Religion

296 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2005

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone interested in the common metaphysical questions held between the Western tradition and early Buddhist thought, this is an invaluable read that I wholeheartedly recommend.