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- Publisher
- University of Hawai'I Press
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- Copyright © 2002 University of Hawai'i Press.
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- 1529-1898
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Abstract
Doctoral Candidate at Deakin University, Geelong, Australia The aim of this essay is to make a contribution to the emerging field of ``cross-cultural analysis of worldviews'' by showing how the basic insights of process philosophy and Madhyamika Buddhism can be combined into a comprehensive theory of worldviews ¯ that is both developmental and typological (or diachronic and synchronic). It is hoped that this theory of worldviews will enable cross-cultural analyses of worldviews to go beyond mere comparison of similarities and differences between worldviews by showing how worldviews can mutually transform one another through dialogue. I will begin by outlining the basic ideas of both process thought and Madhyamika ¯ Buddhism, their respective theories of worldviews, and how these relate to contemporary thought. I will then argue that these two theories are compatible with one another and that their combination can contribute to the development of a general theory of worldviews. Finally, I will show how such a general theory of worldviews-- which is also necessarily a general theory of values--can be used in the evaluative analysis of worldviews. Process Philosophy The idea that reality is a cumulative process of perspectival and experiential events has been advocated by philosophers
Journal
Philosophy East and West – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Jan 4, 2002