التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Skepticism, Religion, and Human Experience: Teaching and Learning with Vasubandhu and Descartes. |
| المؤلفون: |
Mills, Ethan |
| المصدر: |
Teaching Philosophy; Sep2024, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p335-350, 16p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SKEPTICISM, BUDDHIST philosophy, FOUNDATIONALISM (Theory of knowledge), DUALISM, PHILOSOPHY teachers |
| مستخلص: |
Vasubandhu's Twenty Verses (c. 400 CE) and Descartes's Meditations (1641 CE) each begin by questioning commonsense beliefs about the external world. Yet these texts reach different conclusions: Vasubandhu concludes that human experience is misguided due to the error of subject-object dualism, whereas Descartes restores his faith in human experience via epistemological foundationalism and a reaffirmation of Christianity and commonsense. What might we learn from reading these texts in juxtaposition? Could placing Vasubandhu in dialogue with Descartes be a good way to introduce philosophy teachers and students to the riches of South Asian Buddhist philosophy? How do these two texts guide students toward deeper insights about religion, skepticism, and human experience? What might Vasubandhu and Descartes teach their readers—students and teachers alike—if we were to listen carefully? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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