Buddhist Philosophy: A Comparative Approach presents a series of readings that examine the prominent thinkers and texts of the Buddhist tradition in the round, introducing contemporary readers to major theories and debates at the intersection of Buddhist and Western thought. Takes a comparative, rather than oppositional, approach to Buddhist philosophy, exploring key theories and debates at the intersection of Eastern and Western thought Addresses a variety of topics that represent important points of convergence between the Buddhist and Western philosophical traditions Features contributions from a wide array of acclaimed international scholars in the discipline Provides a much-needed cross-cultural treatment of Buddhist philosophy appropriate for undergraduate students and specialists alike

Buddhist Philosophy: A Comparative Approach presents a series of readings that examine the prominent thinkers and texts of the Buddhist tradition in the round, introducing contemporary readers to major theories and debates at the intersection of Buddhist and Western thought.* Takes a comparative, rather than oppositional, approach to Buddhist philosophy, exploring key theories and debates at the intersection of Eastern and Western thought* Addresses a variety of topics that represent important points of convergence between the Buddhist and Western philosophical traditions* Features contributions from a wide array of acclaimed international scholars in the discipline* Provides a much-needed cross-cultural treatment of Buddhist philosophy appropriate for undergraduate students and specialists alike

Notes on Contributors viiAcknowledgments xiAbbreviations xiiiEditor's Introduction 1Steven M. Emmanuel1 Buddhist Philosophy as a Way of Life: The Spiritual Exercises of Tsongkhapa 11Christopher W. Gowans2 The Other Side of Realism: Panpsychism and Yog¨¡c¨¡ra 29Douglas Duckworth3 Emergentist Naturalism in Early Buddhism and Deweyan Pragmatism 45John J. Holder4 Metaphysical Dependence, East and West 63Ricki Bliss and Graham Priest5 Metaphysics and Metametaphysics with Buddhism: The Lay of the Land 87Tom J.F. Tillemans6 Are Reasons Causally Relevant for Action? Dharmak¨rti and the Embodied Cognition Paradigm 109Christian Coseru7 Zen's Nonegocentric Perspectivism 123Bret W. Davis8 Rhetoric of Uncertainty in Zen Buddhism and Western Literary Modernism 145Steven Heine9 From the Five Aggregates to Phenomenal Consciousness: Toward a CrossCultural Cognitive Science 165Jake H. Davis and Evan Thompson10 Embodying Change: Buddhism and Feminist Philosophy 189Erin A. McCarthy11 Buddhist Modernism and Kant on Enlightenment 205David Cummiskey12 Compassion and Rebirth: Some Ethical Implications 221John PowersFurther Reading 239Index 243