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Buddhism The Middle Way and its Buddhist origins |
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Middle Way PhilosophyWebsite by Robert M. Ellis, based on an accredited Ph.D. thesis. An argument for how incremental moral objectivity is possible using the Middle Way A practical philosophy combining various influences: Buddhist Practice, Pyrrhonism, Jung, Philosophical Ethics, Philosophy of Science, Hume, Lakoff and McGilchrist. A challenge to entrenched dualisms everywhere. This site contains many resources, but is now no longer being developed or updated. For my most recent work, together with a developing community and events related to Middle Way Philosophy, please see the Middle Way Society site. Books available:
Truth on the Edge A Brief Western Philosophy of the Middle Way. Truth is meaningful but we do not know what is true.
A five-volume series giving a new detailed account of the philosophy, psychology and practice.
Volume 1: The Path of Objectivity A detailed account of the philosophy of the Middle Way, and how it can justify incremental objectivity both in scientific and ethical terms.
Volume 2: The Integration of Desire Conflicts of desire are central to our experience, and integrating them one of the most important elements of objectivity. This book brings together strands from Buddhism, Philosophy, Psychology and Politics to find a common pattern in the practical ways we can integrate desires.
To follow: Volume 3: The Integration of Meaning; Volume 4: The Integration of Belief; Volume 5: Middle Way Philosophy in Practice
The Trouble with Buddhism How the Buddhist tradition has betrayed its own insights. A critique of Buddhism using the Middle Way.
A New Buddhist Ethics A survey of practical ethics using the Middle Way approach. A challenge to traditional Buddhist ethics.
A Theory of Moral Objectivity The original Ph.D. thesis: Western philosophy surveyed as eternalism and nihilism
(These assumptions are inter-dependent and stand or fall together)
Other Resources List of all e-books, papers and articles included on the website Common objections and responses The bare bones: 5 key arguments in the form of 3-line syllogisms (for philosophers in a hurry) Turning philosophy upside-down Creative writing: fiction and poetry
The author: Robert M. Ellis
Comments? email re@moralobjectivity.net All material on this site is copyright: see note |
