Illuminating the Mind puts the field of Buddhist epistemology in
conversation with contemporary debates in philosophy. Jonathan
Stoltz provides readers with an introduction to epistemology within
the Buddhist intellectual tradition in a manner that is accessible
to those whose primary background is in the "Western" tradition of
philosophy. The book examines many of the most important topics in
the field of epistemology, topics that are central both to
contemporary discussions of epistemology and to the classical
Buddhist tradition of epistemology in India and Tibet. Among the
topics discussed are Buddhist accounts of the nature of knowledge
episodes, the defining conditions of perceptual knowledge and of
inferential knowledge, the status of testimonial knowledge, and
skeptical criticisms of the entire project of epistemology. Stoltz
demonstrates how many of the arguments and debates occurring within
classical Buddhist epistemological treatises coincide with the
arguments and disagreements found in contemporary epistemology. He
shows, for example, how Buddhist epistemologists developed an
anti-luck epistemology-one that is linked to a sensitivity
requirement for knowledge. Likewise, Stoltz explores the question
of how the study of Buddhist epistemology can be of relevance to
contemporary debates about the value of contributions from
experimental epistemologists, and to broader debates concerning the
use of philosophical intuitions about knowledge. Illuminating the
Mind is essential reading for scholars and students interested in
epistemology and its treatment in intellectual traditions beyond
Western philosophy.
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