The Indian Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu argued forcefully for the no-self view. Philosophers belonging to the Hindu Nyāya tradition disagreed: the self is required, among other things, to explain the existence of multimodal perceptions. Monima Chadha has recently responded to this multimodality argument on behalf of Vasubandhu. In this paper I argue that her response is problematic in two ways: it is not consistent with Vasubandhu's general ontology, and it proposes an unstable position.
Multimodality and No-Self
Alfredo Tomasetta
2025-01-01
Abstract
The Indian Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu argued forcefully for the no-self view. Philosophers belonging to the Hindu Nyāya tradition disagreed: the self is required, among other things, to explain the existence of multimodal perceptions. Monima Chadha has recently responded to this multimodality argument on behalf of Vasubandhu. In this paper I argue that her response is problematic in two ways: it is not consistent with Vasubandhu's general ontology, and it proposes an unstable position.File in questo prodotto:
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