{"product_id":"the-fifth-corner-of-four-graham-priest-9780198758716","title":"The Fifth Corner of Four: An Essay on Buddhist Metaphysics and the Catu\u0026#7779;ko\u0026#7789;i","description":"Graham Priest presents an exploration of Buddhist metaphysics, drawing on texts which include those of N緘縒juna and Den. The development of Buddhist metaphysics is viewed through the lens of the catuṣkoṭi. At its simplest, and as it appears in the earliest texts, this is a logical\/ metaphysical principle which says that every claim is true, false, both, or neither; but the principle itself evolves, assuming new forms, as the metaphysics develops. An important step in the evolution incorporates ineffability. Such things make no sense from the perspective of a logic which endorses the principles of excluded middle and non-contradiction, which are standard fare in Western logic. However, the book shows how one can make sense of them by applying the techniques of contemporary non-classical logic, such as those of First Degree Entailment, and Plurivalent Logic. An important issue that emerges as the book develops is the notion of non-duality and its transcendence. This allows many of the threads of the book to be drawn together at its end. All matters are explained, in as far as possible, in a way that is accessible to those with no knowledge of Buddhist philosophy or contemporary non-classical logic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Priest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198758715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198758716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019","brand":"Graham Priest","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054684336383,"sku":"9780198758716","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22cd74ea-9640-40ff-9bdb-5daa0cb6f168.jpg?v=1685031384","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fifth-corner-of-four-graham-priest-9780198758716","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}