☸️ Buddhist Philosophy Lectures
My notes on the debate course “Buddhist Philosophy”, which is part of my minor in Philosophy at the University of Regensburg.
Course description:
In this seminar we will deal with the answers to metaphysical questions that can be found in the rich philosophical literature of Buddhism. The focus is on the question of the nature of reality and the question of the nature of the soul.
📌 General
- Reading: Buddhism as Philosophy by Mark Siderits.
- 🗣️ Sanskrit pronounciation
📑 VL01 Introduction (1)
- What’s 🍇 Philosophy?
- What is a 🙏 Religion, 🔨 Doctrine and 🙏 Faith (religion)?
- ☸️ Buddhism & Gautama Buddha
- 🌍 Saṃsāra and 🔄 Karma
📑 VL02 Non-Self (2.0-2.4)
- What does 🧘♂️ Buddha mean?
- Which 2 types of 👥 Identity are there?
- What is a 🧑🦳 Person (Buddhism)?
- What are the 5 Skandhas?
- What is the ❌ Argument of Non-Self (Buddhism)?
- -> 🦍 Argument of un-controllability (Buddhism) & 💀 Argument of impermanence (Buddhism)
📑 VL03 Non-Self (2.5-2.8)
- What’s ⚙️ Mereology & 😶🌫️ Ontology?
- What’s meant by the term Mereological Nihilism?
- Which types of ✅ Truth are there? -> 2️⃣ Two truths doctrine
- What are Sūtras?
📑 VL04 Ethics (3)
- 👍 Buddhist Ethics & 👍 Buddhist Morality
- What is 📍 Punctualism and 🧌 Reductionism?
- What does ❸ Kleśas mean?
- ❹ Four Noble Truths
📑 VL05
- skipped
📑 VL06
- public holiday
📑 VL07 & 08 The Metaphysics of Empty Persons
- 2️⃣ Abhidharma and ⚛️ Abhidharma Metaphysics
- What is the 🎬 Theory of momentariness?
- 👁️ Direct realism Vs. 👁️ Representationalism
- What’s the 📙 Buddhist canon?
- 🔥 Dharmas, Svabhāva (intrinsic nature) and ⚛️ Atom (Abidharma)