tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281154371181296475.post3887176053861146515..comments2024-02-29T22:42:10.753-08:00Comments on Transcultural Buddhism: Existence, Impermanence and Emptiness in Buddhismseanrobsvillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01135048988031819619noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281154371181296475.post-59333726502578108632015-02-21T16:31:51.597-08:002015-02-21T16:31:51.597-08:00There's a straw-man problem here. Both 'bo...There's a straw-man problem here. Both 'box' and 'tray' are terms we use to describe a function we assign to things relative to our interests. Were one to select the example of a square and a cube your argument would have more problems unless you are prepared to go all out and claim they are such i.e. have those set geometrical properties only because you and I claim they do. Of course this does not mean essentialism is necessarily true only that if you give arguments like the above the adherent of that position will just laugh.<br /><br /><i>To find the true and unchanging essence of a box you would have to find the unchanging essence of a process, which is a logical contradiction.</i><br /><br />Only for essences as understood by substance ontologies certainly not for universals understood on a wider-scale. With apologies for the mass of html involved in this link but:<br /><br />https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=E6rOyLVeBOcC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=process+philosophy+universals&source=bl&ots=qdJr4fOSMG&sig=vwf9w4WN4ukv1r5dy5L94-flO30&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9CHpVN2NC8n-UqGJhIgP&ved=0CEEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=process%20philosophy%20universals&f=falseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281154371181296475.post-76143558999964557012012-10-05T06:58:57.624-07:002012-10-05T06:58:57.624-07:00That is a great description of a tricky idea that ...That is a great description of a tricky idea that is important to understand, especially for those of us who are interested in being more enlightened or simply happier. THANKS.davhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689208224291528324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281154371181296475.post-44839960859670717252009-11-17T18:05:04.164-08:002009-11-17T18:05:04.164-08:00Hi Ryan, Just picked up your comment. I've pos...Hi Ryan, Just picked up your comment. I've posted a couple of articles based on 'Ocean of Nectar' in early NovemberSeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281154371181296475.post-47999047557505809222009-10-26T06:38:34.926-07:002009-10-26T06:38:34.926-07:00Hi Sean,
Just got back from a NKT weekend and did ...Hi Sean,<br />Just got back from a NKT weekend and did some googling which led me here. Great stuff. keep up the good work.<br />Ryan-https://www.blogger.com/profile/17725064514716598147noreply@blogger.com