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Process Ontology in an Eastern Perspective, with Special Reference to Zhuangzi

Author(s): Desislava Damyanova / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2016

The transience of being in the Chinese context—and specifically within Daoist texts—has been the subject of scholarly attention both as a philosophical theme and as a social phenomenon. Dao is the mystery that makes nature “the way it is.” It can mean process, pattern, or existence. Eastern thinkers tend to find truth in every perspective, pursuing the middle way, and they stress mutual dependence—Zhuangzi’s “equality of things,” the “axis of Dao,” etc. The Chinese sages tend to harbor an optimistic outlook that, however opposed divergent views may appear, in the end they are bound to harmonize and complement one another. Humans can unite themselves with the way they live. There are three threads at work in Zhuangzi’s thought: (1) The principle of equality: all things are equal or have relative parity. Each has its own merit, even that which seems deformed or useless to humans. (2) The principle of difference: each thing is unique and exists in itself in accordance with the Dao. (3) The principle of transformation. The only constant is that myriad beings are always transforming and becoming.

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The Existence or Nonexistence of the Mind of Buddha: A Debate between Faxingzong and Faxiangzong in Chengguan's Interpretation

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The Existence or Nonexistence of the Mind of Buddha: A Debate between Faxingzong and Faxiangzong in Chengguan's Interpretation

Author(s): Imre Hamar / Language(s): English Issue: 2-4/2003

One passage of the Sutra Manifestation of the Tathagata is studied in this article. The central question of this passage is whether the Tathagata has mental activity like ordinary people. The exegetes of medieval China recognised the ambiguity of Indian Buddhist tradition on this topic. These monks attempted to harmonise the different views under the rubric of perfect teaching, i.e. the Huayan teaching. This article includes a translation of Chengguan's commentary on this passage, as it is not only the most elaborate explanation of the text, but also a good example of how Chinese commentaries interpreted scriptural sources.

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Неолибералният пърформанс – анихилация на сръбския суверенитет и интегритет

Author(s): Slobodan Divjak,Vladimir Lj. Cvetković,Milenko M. Bodin / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2018

In this work the authors consider the negative influence of process globalisation of neoliberal ideology on Serbia. They cosider the following themes: the relationships between law, moral and might in the contemporary world; are the humanitarian interventions an instrument for the development of human rights or for making of the world empire; what changes are taking in the structure of inter-state relations; what would be the best place for Serbia in the current historical juncture of the world. In the next section, we talk about the neoliberal performance in Serbia in a form the tyranny of the majority. Then we criticize the concept of the Second Serbia. By hypostasizing minority rights, which are justified by the claim that ethno-cultural groups need the state to protect their right to develop their own cultural tradition and, paradoxically, encouraging the dissolution of the Serbian cultural tradition in the name of modernizing Serbia, the Second Serbia actually rejects the logic behind both the civil state and the national state, because both of them are incompatible with those minority rights which encourage strong processes of ethnic homogenization whose ultimate outcome is the disintegration of the state.

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Европейските ценности в кръга на противоречиви практики

Author(s): Vitan Stefanov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 2/2018

The analysis in the paper is focused on the concept “Europeanvalues”. Some possible risks coming from the identification of European andgeneral human values are critically considered. The author develops somearguments against the radical interpretation of tolerance as a value without limits.There are contradictions leading to formation of two parallel systems of values inthe EU members countries.

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A termékeny összecsapás

Author(s): Ferenc Ruzsa / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 3-4/2015

In this paper an important possible source of philosophical thinking in India is suggested: the fruitful conflict of two cultures. There are many clear traces in the Rg-Veda of the alien religion that the invading Aryan tribes found in India. Combining these data with the archaeological findings from the area, that is, from the Indus Valley Civilisation, and also with some very general considerations, the following picture emerges: The warlike, nomadic pastoralist Vedic people followed a sacrificial polytheistic religion with very strong masculine bias, while the native peasants practised fertility-oriented agricultural magic where Mother Earth had a central role.Features of the two cultures mingled in many interesting ways. For the victorious Aryans the impressive idea of the great female was distasteful for a long time and they tried to transform the concept of the world-woman repeatedly. The Purus a hymn of the Rg-Veda seems to be one such attempt, paving the way to the full-blown pantheism of the Bhagavad-Gītā. However, when, instead of being masculinised, the female principle is divested of its anthropomorphic traits, the neutral world-essence emerges, that is, the Brahman of the Upanis ads. This is quite clearly philosophical.

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İBNÜ’N-NEFÎS VE FÂDIL B. NÂTIK ADLI ESERİ

Author(s): Ali Kürşat Turgut / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 24/2011

While scholars such as Avicenna (Ibn al-Sīnā) and Ibn Tufayl are considered to be leaders in the field of Islamic philosophy, the lesser known Ibn Nefis and his work Fāḍil ibn Nāṭiḳ is without doubt the greatest representation of Islamic theological/philosophical fiction in the 13th century. Besides being an accomplished physician, Ibn al-Nafīs is a scholar who has written many works on the various branches of the Islamic Sciences. Whilst Ibn al-Nafīs is perhaps best known for being the first to describe the pulmonary circulation of blood through the human body, he is also highly regarded for his philosophical works. In his above mentioned treatise, he has expressed his opinions on Islamic theological/philosophical topics. Unfortunately Ibn al-Nafīs’ Fāḍil ibn Nāṭiḳ is not very well known in the field of Islamic theology/philosophy. This article intends to promote both Ibn al-Nafīs and his work Fāḍil ibn Nāṭiḳ.

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DOĞA YASALARININ ZORUNLULUĞU, İLAHİ FİİL VE MUCİZE -TANRI DÜNYADA FİİLDE BULUNABİLİR Mİ?-

Author(s): Kemal Batak / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 20/2009

In this essay, first, I concentrate on the issue of miracle, divine action and divine intervention according to Enlightenment thinkers. Liberal theologians such as Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976), after Laplacian determinist metaphysics was added to the Newtonian mechanics, found that divine action in the world is contrary to the necessity of natural laws, i.e., to their being scientific and they defended a semi-deist view of “hand-off theology.” Many modern theologians defended outdated Laplacian determinist metaphysics for the sake of complying with scientific standards. Then, I discuss famous causality debate between al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd in the light of the divine action and the New Scientific Picture that is intensively debated in the contemporary philosophy of religion. Here, contrary to the claim of Ibn Rushd, I argue that if quantum mechanics is correct, then al-Ghazali do not uproot science and his view that causality is contingent is more scientific and more modern than that of Ibn Rushd’s position. Finally, I point out that outside of the theological project of al-Ghazali, in his epistemological project, al-Ghazali believes that natural laws are certain and I argue that he follows a middle way in this regard.

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EBİ SALT DANİ VE İBN TUMLUS’UN ÖNERME ANLAYIŞLARI

Author(s): İbrahim Çapak / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 13/2006

This study explores Abu Salt Dani (d. 579/1134) and Ibn Tumlus’s (1160-1223) examination of propositions. Firstly, it examines Abu Salt Dani’s views on propositions, which can be summed up in four main categories: quality of proposition, quantity of proposition, mutuality of proposition and modality of proposition. Contrary to the approaches of most Muslim logicians, he starts his survey with all types of modal proposition, which can be classified in four main categories: absolute, possible, necessary, impossible. Secondly, it examines Ibn Tumlus’s views on proposition. Ibn Tumlus also examines quality of proposition, quantity of proposition, mutuality of proposition and modality of proposition. Furthermore, he examines, simple, component and conditional propositions. Finally, it will compare the approaches of these two logicians.

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О. О. Розенберг и проблема языка описания в буддологии - К пятидесятилетию выхода в свет книги О. О. Розенберга «Проблемы буддийской философии»

Author(s): Alexander Piatigorsky / Language(s): Russian Issue: 1/1971

Проблема понимания буддийской философии, это в основном и прежде всего - проблема понимания конкретного философского (психологического, метафизического) текста. И не следует думать, будто бы буддийский текст трудно понимать только из-за удаленности во времени и чуждости культур. Я думаю, что не было времени, когда бы такой текст понимался как современный, и не было культуры, где бы он ощущался как от нее произошедший. Такой текст в древности и в средневековье должен был пониматься с трудом, потому что сама трудность понимания входила в прагматику текста, т. е. очевидно полагалось, что истинное понимание есть трудное понимание (экономия умственной энергии не считалась добродетелью в буддийских школах).

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Oсемте безсмъртни и тяхната символика

Author(s): Reni Stoyanova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2017

The Eight immortals are bright figures in Chinese mythology. Their appearance and features are pretty unique as well as the stories they appear in. Their power can be transferred to a power tool that can bestow life or destroy evil. The 8 Immortals are considered to be signs of prosperity and longevity, so they are popular themes in ancient and medieval art. Each of them represents a different aspect of Daoist perfection.

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Dissenting Yogis: The Mīmāṁsaka-Buddhist Battle for Epistemological Authority

Author(s): Jed Forman / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2020

While dissent connotes a type of split or departure, it can bind as much as it separates. This paper traces a millennium-long history of debate between Buddhists and other religionists who championed the Vedic authority rejected by the Buddha, a camp that came to be known as “Mīmāṁsā.” My analysis illustrates dissent can have the paradoxical feature of forging strong relationships through its seeming antithesis: opposition. Specifically, I explore Mīmāṁsaka-Buddhist debate on meditation. Buddhists argued that meditation could yield authoritative spiritual insight once a meditator had honed their yogic perception (yogipratyakṣa). Mīmāṁsakas rejected yogic perception, arguing only the scriptural corpus of the Vedas had authority. By undermining yogic perception, Mīmāṁsakas aimed to defang religious movements, like the Buddhists’, who appealed to meditative experience as legitimate grounds for dissent. Counterintuitively, such exchanges were essential for the construction of each faction’s identity and were continually mutually formative over the long history of their interaction.

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Ebû Süfyan el-Gazânişî’nin Tanrıbilim ve Din Bağlamında Komünizm Eleştirisi Olan el-Burhânü’l-kāṭıʿ fî isbâti’s-sâniʿ Risalesi: Tahlil ve Tahkik

Author(s): Ersan Türkmen / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 1/2021

Abū Sufyan al-Ghazānishī who is from Kumuk Turks and was born in Dagistan is one of the intellectual people. Ghazānishī who completed his education in classical method had been interested in modern science and tried to penetrate to new claims around the modern sciences related to the period that he lived in. He, who is a versatile author, had written in different sciences. Especially when anti-religious movements such as communism began to spread in the region where he lived, he had written important works. Among these works, there is an epistle named as el-Burhānu’l-ḳāṭıʿ fî is̱bāti’ṣ-ṣāniʿ which constitutes our work. The author in this work criticizes the negative views that alleged especially by the communist thinkers about the existence of God, the truth and necessity of the religion. He uses the classical evidences like possibility, teleology, prophecy and miracle by constructing newly. On the other hand, he defends his thought by using new cosmological evidences related to the teleological argument. Ghazānishī tries to analyze the accuracy and necessity of the religion by discussing the religion from practical perspective. That is, he analyzes the practical part of the religion to prove the necessity of the religion by referring to ethical principles. Again, he mentions about the physical benefits of the religious responsibilities to support his views. Additionally, he answers the doubts that are asserted by the tendencies refusing religion with the help of logical approach.

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RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY AS A BASIS FOR KOREAN CULTURE COURSES AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Author(s): Ildze Šķestere / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2021

This paper will examine one case of building an introductory Korean culture course syllabus, at the outset focusing mainly on philosophical and religious concepts. By examining this case and looking at the success of the course like this in its initial stages, further suggestions will be made for its improvement and conclusions provided as to whether shifting the major focus on religion and philosophy would be worthwhile in a course of this kind.

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Method as Necessity – The Superstructure of Gnosticism in I. P. Culianu Analysis

Author(s): Stelian Manolache / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2021

The disconcerting diversity of mythological contents conveyed by the literature related to ancient Gnosticism was a sufficiently prohibitive factor for all attempts at integrated analysis, systematization, or theological-historical evaluation of the origins and evolutions of this. Against this background, accurately locating the methodological limits of previous analytical attempts, I.P. Culianu managed, resorting to a radical paradigm shift, to establish a new way of researching gnosis, identifying and operationalizing a method capable of overcoming a good part of the difficulties previously recorded. Given the exceptional significance of this perspective of exploring the mythological contents of gnosis, our study aims to evaluate the Romanian scientist’s method, paying close attention to its theological significance precisely because ancient Gnosticism’s religious dimensions are indisputable and, implicitly, defining.

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Китайското всекидневие през 18 в. в пътните записки на Джон Бел

Author(s): Pavel Petkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2022

The article discusses John Bell’s travel account The Travels of John Bell (1719) and focuses on the passages in which the author discusses the daily lives of common Chinese people. The analysis demonstrates that Bell’s travelogue follows – to a certain extent – the established imagological trends characteristic of the 18th century and in doing so falls well within the cultural paradigm of the Enlightenment. At the same time, it becomes clear that the Scottish physician is no ordinary traveler: he manages to maintain a much more objective and level-headed attitude towards the East than many of his traveling contemporaries.

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Китайският дракон и българският змей. Психология на митологията

Author(s): Diana Maglova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2022

This scientific work, in its characteristic exposition, is a modest attempt at a comparative description of one of the most famous mythical creatures from ancient legends and its incarnations in the fabulous folk art of two peoples, which at first glance are distant and different, but both unique. antiquity and culture. The comparison between the dragon and the dragon and the other theriomorphic images perfectly illustrates the laws of myth-making, its diffusion and its modeling ability.This scientific work, in its characteristic exposition, is a modest attempt at a comparative description of one of the most famous mythical creatures from ancient legends and its incarnations in the fabulous folk art of two peoples, which at first glance are distant and different, but both unique antiquity and culture. The comparison between the dragon and the dragon and the other theriomorphic images perfectly illustrates the laws of myth-making, its diffusion and its modeling ability.

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血亲伦理束缚下的弑母意志与自我塑造——论《毒蛇在握》中让的俄瑞斯忒斯情结

Author(s): Yonggang Gao,Di Feng,Yiran Dong,Yue Li / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2022

As the “negative Oedipus Complex”, the Orestes Complex is little known. Orestes’s matricide is not only the opposition of Oedipus’s mother fixation, but also reflects the reflection and transcendence of Oedipus complex. On the basis of tracing the origin of Orestes Complex, this paper takes the autobiographical novel Viper in the Fist by French writer Hervé Bazin as an example to demonstrate As the “negative Oedipus Complex”, the Orestes Complex is little known. Orestes’s matricide is not only the opposition of Oedipus’s mother fixation, but also reflects the reflection and transcendence of Oedipus complex. On the basis of tracing the origin of Orestes Complex, this paper takes the autobiographical novel Viper in the Fist by French writer Hervé Bazin as an example to demonstrate

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Mundus imaginalis. On some liminal adventures of the imagination

Author(s): Marta Ples-Bęben / Language(s): English Issue: 58/2022

The aim of the article is to analyze the category of mundus imaginalis formulated by Henry Corbin based on Islamic philosophy (alam al-mithal). Corbin was inspired by Islamic mystics who recognized the existence of an imaginary sphere mediating between the sensual and the intelligible worlds. For Corbin, who was also influenced by CG. Jung and A. Koyré, mundus imaginalis becomes a useful tool for the analysis of imagination (understood as active cognitive power), but also of the modern human condition. A counterpoint expanding reflection on the mundus imaginalis is the research of Jean-Jacques Wunenburger, who, using Corbin’s analyzes, emphasizes the multi-level and structural nature of both: the power of the imagination and its products. In these interpretations, the following questions seem to be crucial: What does the category of mundus imaginalis contribute to the understanding of the essence of imagination and of the human world of imaginations? Which approach to the imagination is associated with the recognition of this category? I will try to answer these questions in the article.

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Deep Spirituality Will Decide Humanity’s Future

Author(s): Thomas Menamparampil / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2023

In the modern age, religion and spirituality stood scrutinised and criticized. We agree that all criticisms and negative evaluations have a thought-provoking value. We agree too that people can make of their spiritual convictions an idle and unproductive force in their lives, if they choose to do so. On the contrary, if they so decide, they can make of it the strongest motivating force in the world. A spiritual outlook can generate a deep sense of responsibility for addressing the current problems of the world, like the increase of violence and corruption, economic imbalance, aggravation of poverty, ecological disaster, damage to cultures, erosion of ethical values, poor governance, biased media, harassment of minorities, gender bias, and others.

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Naomi’s and Ruth’s Effective Use of Feminine Insights and Wisdom for Survival and the Challenges of Nigerian Women in the Contemporary Churches

Author(s): Akinnawo Yetunde Abolaji / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2023

The life of Naomi and Ruth, calls for a re-thinking in feminine studies. At a stage in their lives, there was no breadwinner. They both lost their husbands as mother-in-law and wife respectively but have to keep up with life activities. Life almost became worthless to them as they had zilch to live on. To salvage the situation and survive however they both used their natural feminine propensities, and acumen. This paper attempts to examine how operative their insight and inclination were. It relates it to Albert Banduras theory on ‘self-efficacy’ and as interpreted by different scholars as regards women on career choice and activities in relation to situations around and expected successes. It traces out implications of their actions for survival of women; most especially African career women in the contemporary churches. It interviews Christian women of different careers from the northern, south-south, south-eastern and south-western part of Nigeria to gather information on their career pursuit which helps to determine the relevance of the propensity of the duo.

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