The Eastern and Western “Scriptures” for Postmodernity: Toward a Unified Ethos in Religion, Science, and Philosophy
Postmodernism underscores the impossibility of discovering any truth. One can at best only construct a truth capable of ensuring optimal wellbeing for everyone. The traditional undifferentiated efforts of science, religion, and philosophy, which became compartmentalized in the Enlightenment, are aga...
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Archīum Ateneo
2015
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| Online Access: | https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol5/iss2/4 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1157/viewcontent/PAHA_205.2_204_20Notes_20and_20Comments_20__20Abraham.pdf |
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| Summary: | Postmodernism underscores the impossibility of discovering any truth. One can at best only construct a truth capable of ensuring optimal wellbeing for everyone. The traditional undifferentiated efforts of science, religion, and philosophy, which became compartmentalized in the Enlightenment, are again streamlined in postmodernity. A new ethics is the point of convergence for these three disciplines to fashion a sustainable universe. Yet Nagarjuna, who has long been overlooked, advocates a passage beyond language. It is an initiative that finds resonance in some postmodern masters as well. |
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