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Nāgārjuna and the philosophy of language

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The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the key points of Nāgārjuna’s discussion of problems relating to the philosophy of language. We will focus on two works from Nāgārjuna’s yukti-corpus that address these matters most explicitly, the Vigrahavyāvartanī (VV) and the Vaidalyaprakaraṇa (VP). The discussion will concentrate on four topics: Nāgārjuna’s views on semantics, the problem of empty names, the relation between language and momentariness, and the implications of Madhyamaka views on parts and wholes for the existence of language.
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Published
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10.1007/s10781-017-9341-3

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Theology Faculty
Sub department:
Theology and Religion Faculty
Oxford college:
Lady Margaret Hall
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Springer
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Journal of Indian Philosophy More from this journal
Volume:
47
Issue:
4
Pages:
779–793
Publication date:
2017-12-18
Acceptance date:
2017-12-01
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1573-0395
ISSN:
0022-1791


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2018-01-06
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