The Stoicism of Śāntideva
Comparisons between Stoic and Buddhist philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20142865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lee Clarke (0000-0001-5108-8645, Department of English, Linguistics and Philosophy Nottingham Trent University Nottingham UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 377-399 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5825 • E-ISSN: 1755-2567 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/theo.12547 |
| OpenAlex | W4401373112 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Recently, due to various geopolitical events, a movement for 'decolonisation' has taken shape. In essence, this movements seeks to right the wrongs of Western colonialism. This desire has been expressed in many diverse ways depending on the context. Within academia, it has found expression in the idea of 'decolonising the curriculum' ‐ redesigning university courses to include more authors, texts, perspectives and more ‐ from those outside of the Western world and/or cultural sphere. Due to its prominence within academia, philosophy is one of the disciplines being scrutinised through the eyes of this current zeitgiest , and for good reason. Many philosophers have begun to take note and adapt accordingly, including those who specialise in non‐Western philosophical traditions already. There are growing realisations, not only about the pressing need to learn about other traditions of philosophy, given the geopolitical rise of such Eastern nations as India and China, but also that non‐Western philosophy has been unjustly 'othered' by Western academia. The issue of decolonisation is not going away and will only intensify with time. As such, this paper aims to make a contribution to these ongoing debates. It is a comparison of the Indian Buddhist philosopher, Śāntideva and the Greco‐Roman Stoic tradition. The paper hopes to demonstrate conclusively that diverse traditions of world philosophy, despite geographical, conceptual and cultural distances, are able to converse fruitfully—and contain much more that unites them than differentiates them. It is also hoped that this paper will encourage non‐specialists in non‐Western traditions to become aware of the complexity, sophistication and philosophical worth of non‐Western, in this case Asian, forms of thought. Lastly, it is desired, if nothing else, that this paper increases and contributes towards, inter‐cultural dialogue and understanding
Archaeology · Buddhism · China · Chinese philosophy · Colonialism · Context (archaeology) · Decolonization · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Geopolitics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Stoicism · Western philosophy · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Law · Philosophy · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought · War, Ethics, and Justification
That One Should Disdain Hardships
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism
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When the Greeks Converted the Buddha
The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Philosophy
Stoics and Bodhisattvas
Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations
Greco-Buddhist Relations in the Hellenistic Far East
Christian Responses To Buddhism in Pre-Medieval Times
Aztec Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |