The Chariot and the Nature of Reality: Is there a Whole or Parts or Both

(016) Phil Phails @ philosophy with Grant Potts
excerpt from • Unveiling Reality's My...
Book: Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches
Question: DOES REALITY HAVE A GROUND? Madhyamaka and Nonfoundationalism
In this exciting episode of Phil Phails' Philosophy Book Club, Phil and a philosophy professor explore Chapter 3 of "Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches." They dive into the fascinating chariot analogy, examining the relationship between parts and wholes through Madhyamaka and Nonfoundationalism. Are objects just a collection of parts? Does the whole have a real existence? Watch as Phil grapples with these profound questions and the philosophical implications of identity, reality, and existence.
About Grant Potts
Grant Potts is a distinguished faculty member at Austin Community College, specializing in Philosophy, Religion, and Humanities. Trained primarily as a scholar of religion, Grant is also a dedicated philosopher and curriculum developer, committed to promoting liberal education through the Great Question Foundation to benefit community college students of all disciplines. Outside the academic sphere, he is a passionate gardener, an enthusiastic hiker and cyclist, and an ardent tabletop roleplaying game enthusiast, delighting in adventures with friends and family in classics like Dungeons and Dragons as well as newer games like Coriolis and Forbidden Lands.
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