Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies

“Each Death is Unique”

Beyond Epistemic Transfiguration in Thanatology

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Abstract

Death is an insurmountable problem for truth systems. This paper aims at discussing the relationship between death and truth, swaying from European (Plato's Phaedo, Jankélévitch, Morin) to Buddhist sources (mainly Chan-Zen Biyanlu and Dogen). These contributions are interpreted according to the distinction introduced here between epistemic-metaphysical transfiguration and semelfactive phenomenalism.


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Submitted: Jan. 2, 2016 | Accepted: March 27, 2017 | Language: en

Keywords Philosophy of DeathDeathBiyanluDogenPlatoEdgar MorinVladimir Jankélévitch


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