Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Buddhism Entries

Vasubandhu
Jonathan C. Gold
Gorampa [go rams pa]
Constance Kassor

Śāntarakṣita
James Blumenthal

Madhyamaka
Richard Hayes

Ethics in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
Charles Goodman

Tibetan Epistemology and Philosophy of Language
Pascale Hugon

The Theory of Two Truths in Tibet
Sonam Thakchoe

Mind in Indian Buddhist Philosophy
Christian Coseru

Nāgārjuna
Jan Westerhoff

The Theory of Two Truths in India
Sonam Thakchoe

Language and Testimony in Classical Indian Philosophy
Madhav Deshpande

Logic in Classical Indian Philosophy
Brendan Gillon

Epistemology in Classical Indian Philosophy
Stephen Phillips

Kumārila
Daniel Arnold

Abhidharma
Noa Ronkin

Buddha
Mark Siderits

The Concept of Emotion in Classical Indian Philosophy
Joerg Tuske

Analytic Philosophy in Early Modern India
Jonardon Ganeri

Perceptual Experience and Concepts in Classical Indian Philosophy
Monima Chadha


* Via Jan Westerhoff on H-Buddhism

Is all Indian philosophy "ethics"?

An excellent book review that sets up this question, which has been answered in various ways over the years, is here (ND reviews).

The issue usually rests on the meaning of Dharma - as it is accepted that all (Classical/pre-Classical) Indian philosophies are "Dharmic" in nature; that is, they have Dharma as an explicit Ultimate or Absolute. In Buddhism it may be a process-Absolute instead of a substantial one, but it is an absolute nonetheless. It is absolute in the sense that nothing is greater than or beyond it...

This review does a great job of arguing that we deeply question the ethical nature of Dharma, as it is a term that seems to be used in what we would today call ontological or phenomenological ways. And it would be meaningless question-begging to say that, "oh, that all is ethics too!"

Any thoughts?