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A Buddhist reconfiguration of John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis: A Madhyamaka perspective | |
Zhao, Xuan | |
2022-03-01 | |
Source Publication | Religious Studies |
ISSN | 0034-4125 |
Volume | 58Issue:1Pages:180-196 |
Abstract | In presenting his theory of religious pluralism, John Hick discussed the Buddhist concept of śūnyatā, emptiness, which he regarded as functionally equivalent to his postulated noumenal Real. This article introduces Hick's pluralistic hypothesis and reviews the major criticisms of his theory. It then investigates Hick's understanding of śūnyatā, before arguing that a Madhyamaka interpretation of śūnyatā, within the context of the Buddhist theory of 'two truths', differs considerably from Hick's understanding. The article suggests that the Madhyamaka interpretation of śūnyatā can be used to reconfigure Hick's pluralistic hypothesis, thereby avoiding the major criticisms Hickian pluralism faces, for it provides a new way of thinking about the relation between ultimate reality and the reality that we experience. |
DOI | 10.1017/S0034412520000256 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | A&HCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Religion |
WOS Subject | Religion |
WOS ID | WOS:000750842900012 |
Publisher | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY 10013-2473 |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85089448391 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
Corresponding Author | Zhao, Xuan |
Affiliation | Department of Philosophy, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Macao |
First Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Corresponding Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhao, Xuan. A Buddhist reconfiguration of John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis: A Madhyamaka perspective[J]. Religious Studies, 2022, 58(1), 180-196. |
APA | Zhao, Xuan.(2022). A Buddhist reconfiguration of John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis: A Madhyamaka perspective. Religious Studies, 58(1), 180-196. |
MLA | Zhao, Xuan."A Buddhist reconfiguration of John Hick's pluralistic hypothesis: A Madhyamaka perspective".Religious Studies 58.1(2022):180-196. |
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