Madhyamaka, Metaphysical Realism and the Possibility of an Ancestral World

Madhyamaka, Metaphysical Realism and the Possibility of an Ancestral World Abstract It is sometimes argued that metaphysical anti-realists cannot consistently affirm the evident truth that the world existed before any conscious subjects evolved. I consider how Mādhyamikas could respond, and, in so doing, clarify where Madhyamaka may be situated in debates about metaphysical realism. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Philosophy East and West University of Hawai'I Press

Madhyamaka, Metaphysical Realism and the Possibility of an Ancestral World

James , Simon P.
Philosophy East and West
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Abstract It is sometimes argued that metaphysical anti-realists cannot consistently affirm the evident truth that the world existed before any conscious subjects evolved. I consider how Mādhyamikas could respond, and, in so doing, clarify where Madhyamaka may be situated in debates about metaphysical realism.

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