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Goodman Lecture SeriesNo. 22

Professor Yao Zhihua

Emptiness and Nothing in Buddhist Philosophy

julho 15, 2023
By maryann

Emptiness is one of the most interesting and difficult concepts in Buddhist philosophy. Traditional and modern scholars have attempted to interpret it in various ways. Based on my proposed typology of nothing, in this talk I will classify the different conceptions of emptiness in various Buddhist philosophical schools. I will also discuss relevant concepts in Chinese and Western philosophy.

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