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Parallels Between Indian And Western Philosophy
- Indian philosophy contains long-running debates that often parallel Western philosophy, especially about the self.
- Madhyamaka and Buddhist critiques anticipate many modern issues about personal identity and consciousness.
Emptiness And The Two Truths
- Madhyamaka argues 'emptiness' by denying intrinsic, independent natures in things and questioning the two-truths divide.
- Interpretations vary between ineffable ultimate reality and the collapse of ultimate/conventional distinction.
Relational Ontology And The Self
- Emptiness and dependent arising imply things lack radical separateness and exist via relational dependencies.
- That view reframes selves as patterns or nexus of causal interactions, not standalone substances.