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Gods, Absolute, Non-theistic Divinity, and Monotheism in Indian Philosophy of Religion: A Genealogical Critique of Evolutionary Theogony
There are various permutations of theism: henotheism, pantheism, panentheism, a/theism, and nontheistic divinity. There is debate whether the idea of...
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The (Father Almighty) God We Worship: The Epistemological Role of Liturgy in Christian Theology
In this paper I will argue that Christian theology is rooted in liturgical practices, being theology the theoretical reflection on the ritual...
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A Better Argument for Tawḥīd?: Philosophical Discussions of Divine Attributes in the Sharḥ Al-ʿaqāid Tradition
This study focuses on al-Taftāzānī’s discussion of the ontological status of divine attributes in his Sharḥ al-ʿAqāid and aims to demonstrate that...
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The State of the Field Report XIII: Contemporary Chinese Studies of Zhengyan Ruo Fan (Straightforward Words Seem Paradoxical) in Laozi 78
The proposition zhengyan ruo fan **言若反 (straightforward words seem paradoxical) embodies Laozi’s 老子 linguistic self-consciousness about the expression...
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Reframing the Issue in 13.18 of the Analects of Confucius: Family Privileges in Criminal Litigation and the Confucian Insight
The sheep case in Analects 13.18 has generated a heated debate in contemporary Chinese philosophy for more than a decade. One side in this debate...
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‘Not a Name Given by Mother’: The Buddha’s Epithet Bhagavat
This paper explores how Indic and Indic-derived linguistic analyses of the Buddha’s epithet bhagavat influenced the epithet’s interpretations and...
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A Neo-Confucian Architectural Ethic
Neo-Confucian metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical theories provide support for an architectural ethic. The latter can be justified through an...
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Is Backsliding Possible on Xunzi’s View?
This study raises the question whether it is possible, in Xunzi’s 荀子 view, for someone who has gone through moral transformation to backslide. I...
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Empathy in the Zhuangzi
This article investigates elements of empathy in the Zhuangzi 莊子. It outlines four prominent aspects of current scholarship on empathy: different...
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Principlism as Global Bioethics: A Critical Appraisal from a Confucian Perspective
Drawing upon Confucian ethical insights extracted from the Analects , this essay argues that principlism suffers from fundamental theoretical flaws....
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What is wrong with exclusivism? Religious exclusivism between epistemic overconfidence and epistemic humility
I compare the discussion on exclusivism in religion to the discussion on exclusivism in general. With defenders of religious exclusivism, such as...
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Hegel’s Political Theology of Kenosis: From the Death of God to the Hegelian Monarch
This article explores the concept of the death of God in Hegel's philosophy and its implications for his political thought. It argues that Hegel's...