I define philosophy by the most commonly held descriptive is questioningjake wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:17 pmWhy am I biased by atheism because of what I wrote above? Explain.tkp67 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:51 pm
That seems a bit biased by atheism/theism perspective as Christ was not born until a few hundred years after and solipsism is philosophy and by nature non-religious. In other words how did it even enter the arena? I cannot perceive the association I would be open to understanding it if I am missing something.
You write that "philosophy by nature is non-religious." How do you justify this position? Or is it just a kind of gut instinct? Further, does this mean religion is non-philosophical? If not, why not? Taken this position, how do you categorize Buddhadharma?
Philosophy (from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, 'love of wisdom'[1][2][3]) is the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about reason, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language.[4][5] Such questions are often posed as problems[6][7] to be studied or resolved. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BCE). Philosophical methods include questioning, critical discussion, rational argument, and systematic presentation.[8][9]
Historically, philosophy encompassed all bodies of knowledge and a practitioner was known as a philosopher.[10] From the time of Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle to the 19th century, "natural philosophy" encompassed astronomy, medicine, and physics.[11] For example, Newton's 1687 Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy later became classified as a book of physics.
In the 19th century, the growth of modern research universities led academic philosophy and other disciplines to professionalize and specialize.[12][13] Since then, various areas of investigation that were traditionally part of philosophy have become separate academic disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, linguistics, and economics.
Today, major subfields of academic philosophy include metaphysics, which is concerned with the fundamental nature of existence and reality; epistemology, which studies the nature of knowledge and belief; ethics, which is concerned with moral value; and logic, which studies the rules of inference that allow one to derive conclusions from true premises.[14][15] Other notable subfields include philosophy of science, political philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy
Buddhadharma ultimately resolves to a place beyond distinction so the best i have is the lotus flower of the wonderful law or myoho renge kyo.
Jake wrote:
When you write the timeline of the advent of "buddhism" it is unclear what you mean. The birth of the Buddha? Buddhadharma? Or institutional buddhist traditions that have a tangible history (e.g. physical remnants). Not sure what you mean by the word "Buddhism."
Further, what bearing, if any, does the start of Buddhism in northern India/Nepal have on this particular discussion, or the contemporary classifications of western philosophy?
tkp67 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:51 pmSolipsism was first recorded by the Greek presocratic sophist, Gorgias (c. 483–375 BC)
However there is a more interesting phenomenon that occurs during based on the timing of solipsism and the appearance of the buddha. I has everything to do with human cultural development. If the timelines fall as I presume. Appears they do.
Same word, difference in the details. The OP wasn't discussing Greek sophist, Gorgias.
What is the "more interesting phenomenon" that you mention above? More interesting to whom?
What does the appearance of the buddha (which Buddha?) have to do with Greek philosophy?
Is human cultural development different than religion and Philosophy? If religion and philosophy are part of human cultural development then how is philosophy, by its nature, not religious?
Timeline of buddhism for me is understood through the ordinary or historically accepted of the life of Siddhartha Gautama.
Buddhahood transcends the ordinary and from that perspective so oridanry words reveal a part of it but also tether a part of the state because these words are distinctions in and of themselves.
As a means of opening the mind to see from such an unburdened perspective the fantastic is sometimes used as a means to expand conceptual boundaries. This can be misinterpreted. People think fantastic isn't real. Conceptual limits are real. Thinking in fantastic terms pushes those boundaries. However the state the buddha's teachings lead to are beyond this. It is displayed in the ordinary aspect. If all belief systems are of the mind then we experience a multiverse of belief systems in one world system. That is our collective experiential reality. Who is the buddha of each world system? The ordinary aspect is the gateway to the profound.