In "Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief," Dan Arnold examines how the
Brahmanical tradition of Purva Mimamsa and the writings of the
seventh-century Buddhist Madhyamika philosopher Candrakirti
challenged dominant Indian Buddhist views of epistemology. Arnold
retrieves these two very different but equally important voices of
philosophical dissent, showing them to have developed highly
sophisticated and cogent critiques of influential Buddhist
epistemologists such as Dignaga and Dharmakirti. His analysis --
developed in conversation with modern Western philosophers like
William Alston and J. L. Austin -- offers an innovative
reinterpretation of the Indian philosophical tradition, while
suggesting that pre-modern Indian thinkers have much to contribute
to contemporary philosophical debates.
In logically distinct ways, Purva Mimamsa and Candrakirti's
Madhyamaka opposed the influential Buddhist school of thought that
emphasized the foundational character of perception. Arnold argues
that Mimamsaka arguments concerning the "intrinsic validity" of the
earliest Vedic scriptures are best understood as a critique of the
tradition of Buddhist philosophy stemming from Dignaga. Though
often dismissed as antithetical to "real philosophy," Mimamsaka
thought has affinities with the reformed epistemology that has
recently influenced contemporary philosophy of religion.
Candrakirti's arguments, in contrast, amount to a principled
refusal of epistemology. Arnold contends that Candrakirti marshals
against Buddhist foundationalism an approach that resembles
twentieth-century ordinary language philosophy -- and does so by
employing what are finally best understood as transcendental
arguments. Theconclusion that Candrakirti's arguments thus support
a metaphysical claim represents a bold new understanding of
Madhyamaka.
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