Buddhist reductionism, fictionalism about the self, and Buddhist fictionalism
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Philosophy East and West
Publication Date
10-2016
Volume
66
Issue
4
First Page
1273
Last Page
1291
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press
Abstract
This article discusses an interpretation, recently proposed by Mark Siderits, of the claim that within the Buddhist tradition the self is a convenient fiction. It subsequently proposes a novel approach to fictionalism in contemporary metaphysics, outlines an application of such an approach to the case of the self, and then specifies one version of fictionalism combined with some basic tenets of Buddhism.
DOI
10.1353/pew.2016.0091
Print ISSN
00318221
E-ISSN
15291898
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Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Sauchelli, A. (2016). Buddhist reductionism, fictionalism about the self, and Buddhist factionalism. Philosophy East and West, 66(4), 1273-1291. doi: 10.1353/pew.2016.0091