About the Book: Indian Buddhist Philosophy: Metaphysics as Ethics
Organised in broadly chronological terms, this book presents the philosophical
arguments of the great Indian Buddhist philosophers of the fifth century BCE to
the eighth century CE. Each chapter examines their core ethical, metaphysical
and epistemological views as well as the distinctive area of Buddhist ethics
that we call today moral psychology. Throughout, this book follows three key
themes that both tie the tradition together and are the focus for most critical
dialogue: the idea of anatman or no-self, the appearance/reality distinction and
the moral aim, or ideal. Indian Buddhist philosophy is shown to be a remarkably
rich tradition