Langbeschreibung
Typically, in the Western philosophical tradition, the presence of paradox and contradictions is taken to signal the failure or refutation of a theory or line of thinking. This aversion to paradox rests on the commitment-whether implicit or explicit-to the view that reality must be consistent.In What Can't be Said, Yasuo Deguchi, Jay L. Garfield, Graham Priest, and Robert H. Sharf extend their earlier arguments that the discovery of paradox and contradiction can deepen rather than disprove a philosophical position, and confirm these ideas in the context of East Asian philosophy. They claim that, unlike most Western philosophers, many East Asian philosophers embraced paradox, and provide textual evidence for this claim. Examining two classical Daoist texts, the Daodejing and the Zhaungzi, as well as the trajectory of Buddhism in East Asia, including works from the Sanlun, Tiantai, Chan, and Zen traditions and culminating with the Kyoto school of philosophy, they argue that these philosophers' commitment to paradox reflects an understanding of reality as inherently paradoxical, revealing significant philosophical insights.
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PrefaceAbbreviationsChapter 1: Introduction and MotivationJay L. Garfield and Graham PriestChapter 2: Knots in the DaoJay L. Garfield and Graham PriestChapter 3: Silence and Up?ya?: Paradox in the Vimalak?rti-nirde?a-s?traJay L. GarfieldChapter 4: Nondualism of the Two Truths: Sanlun and Tientai on ContradictionsYasuo DeguchiChapter 5: Chan CasesRobert SharfChapter 6: Dining on Painted Rice CakesJay L. Garfield and Graham PriestChapter 7: Paradox and Contradiction in the Work of Nishida KitaroYasuo Deguchi and Naoya FujikawaChapter 8: Review and PreviewJay L. Garfield and Graham PriestChapter 9: Epilogue: Mind in World; World in MindRobert H. SharfReferencesReference Abbreviations