Some remarks on a problem in Madhyamaka philosophy of language
This paper attempts to dissolve an apparent difficulty arising in the philosophy of language as discussed by the Indian Buddhist Madhyamaka school. On the one hand Madhyamaka seems to be claiming that every entity is fundamentally linguistic in nature, on the other hand it also asserts that language...
Main Author: | Westerhoff, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd
2018
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