Omniscience and the Rhetoric of Reason

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by  Sara L. McClintock

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STUDIES IN INDIAN AN D TIBETAN BUDDHISM
OMNISCIENACNED
THER HETORIOCF R EASON
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Contents
PREFACE XIII
I.I NTRODCUTION
ThReh etoofRr eiacs on 4
ReasRohne,t aonrOdim cn,i science I I
BuddPhhiispltho isao 14
ThCeo ntoofuO rmsni sciine nIcned ia 2.3
OmniscitehPneac TIeexi ta isnn d Tthheer aTvraaddiat i2.on8
MahasarpagnShdai rvkaas tPievrasdpoae ncOt minviessc i32.e nce
MahayDaenvae loipTnmh eenotorsfti heBesu ddha's
Omniscience 34
ModeolfOs m nisciinteh Tanetc tev aashaa� gr
antdh Peaiiji ka
OmniscainReden lcieAg uitohuosr ity
ThPea Athhe ad 42.
2..TH ER HETORICACLO MPLEXITOYF T HET EXTS 47
Audience 49
ThAec tIunatle Anuddeide nce
ThIed eAauld ience
StyolfRe esa soannAidrn ggu mentation
Argumaepdne torsns aamnA dr gumaedhn otms inem
NyaayR easoning
Parm1}aaT heory
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viiiO MNISCEINCEA ND THER HETORIOCF R EASON
ThSel iSdcianolgfAe n alysis 8S
ScholRaesatsioNcne ignogt:Ti raadtiitnigo n
anIdn novation 91
Struocftt huTerat et vaashaaa�n tgdhr Peailj iak 9S
AnaloyfDs eipse nAdreinsti ng 98
AnaloyfRse ilsi Aguitohuosr ity 102
Purpooftsh eTesa ttgvarahsaaan td�h Peailj iak lSO
KamalParseislea'nostft a hPteui ropno se lSO
Kamal'Aasns ailloyafts hiPesu rpose 109
3.D OGMAS,C ONNOTATIONS,A ND CONTEXTS I3 1
DogmoafOs m niscainBedun dcdeh ahood I3 1
ThRee quiroefGm reeCnaottm passion I1 6
ThPee ercftoitfoh nAe i mosSf e alnfOd t her I1 9
ThTew oO bsactuirons 132
Summary 131
Connotations 132
AsseDshsairnmga Ploorstiiot'nTis oto aOnlm niscie1n3cS e
TheT attsvaga�arhaan tdh Peailj ioknDa h aramnidc
TotaOlm niscience 138
The ShiNftaitonufgrt ehO eb jeocfKt nso wledge 141
RhetoCroinctaelx ts 144
AS triRchteltyoC roinctaelx t IS4
TwoR hetoCroinctawelix tSthps e cAidfidscrs eees 147
TheF inCahla pottfe hrTeat tv�agsrhaaaa nd Ptailjhiek a 148
AudiaennSdcte y olfRe esa sointnih neg C Fhianpatle rI S I
Struocftt huFeri enC ahla p(t:IPe )urr vapak�a IS2
Struocftt huFeri enC ahla p(t2eU)rt:r tpa aak�a IS6
Detoafit lhSest ruocftt huUert etp aarka�a I7S
RelaAtmioonntgshF eo uArr guments 159
The" InvesotfEi xgtaetOribnojanel c ts" 162
CONTENTS ix
4.O MNISCIENCIEsP O SSIBLE:
THEG ENERALD EMONSTRATION 16S
RebutKtuimnaagr'R iseul ftatoiOfom nn iscience 16S
RefutthiDanhtga rIsm Raa dically Inacc1e6ss6i ble
Refiunttgh AantPy r madl,lCaa Dni psroOvmen iscie1n70c e
PerceCpatninRooentf Oumten iscience 173
InfeCraennncRoee tf Oumten iscience 179
ThOet hPearrm dl,lCaansn Roetf Oumten iscien1c8e4
ThNeo npercoeafpn Ot minoins Bceiienngt
INso Cte rtain 1 S8
ConcluItsB ieIotssnoLt : e Tth eBreDe o ubt 186
DemonsttrhOaamttni insgc IiPseo nscsei ble 178
InfeorfeCn acpeaK cdirytdyn:u madnnda
Srrtabhvaatpramdl,la 18 8
Ignoraatsn hVceie s oiafoS ne lf 191
ThAen titdoIog tneno crTeah:Ve i soifSo enl flessne1s9Ss
ThVei soiSfoe nl flesYsogniPeces rsc eapst ion 199
ResptooOnbs jee cCtoinocnestr hnAein ntgi dote 200
ThPee ercftiobfti hlVeii tsoyifS o enl flessness 208
ThNea toutfre h e MLiunmdi:na onSudes e Rienagl ity2 12
ConclTuhsPeie oerncf:to iWfoi ns dIoPsmo ssible 219
DemonstTortaaOtlmi nnigs cience 212
ThLeo goifPc e ercftibility 221
OmniscaiKsen nocweti hnSege lflessness
thPaetr vadTehsi nAglsl 232
ThAepo hTah eoarnYydog iPce rception 226
AnE quiivooicntna h Tteer mA llD harsm?a 229
ConclOumsniiosnc:ai Rsee nflceeAxw iavree ness 234
S.O MNISCIENCIEsA C TUALT:H ES PECIFDIECM ONSTRATION2 37
ThSeu bjoetfch Dtee btaeS:u persSeenesiinbgl e 238
ThBeu ddahasKa n owoeftr hH ei ddCeanp acities
oMfa ntras 241
x OMNISCIENCE AND THER HETORIOCF REASON
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Overvoieftwh S ep iefcic Demonstration2. 46
ThSet aotVfuer sb Taeslt imony 2.3 5
AT ensiiotnnh S ep ecific Demonstrat2.i o5n 6
Dh armaoknIi nerfrtrii ngQ uMaelnittaile s 2.5 8
SantaraankKd�a imtaal aIsneifrlrai nognQ uMaelnitta2.il6e 2.s
ThTeer mS rnrghdaigykdia tnh Peafi ijkd 2.64
AcknowltehdtaghtBie un dgd MhaaNy oHta vBee eFni rs2.t6 8
ThSep ecDiefmiocn starasCa otriooolntfl ha Gere yn era2.7l 1
WhoC aInn ftehBreu dd'Oshm aniscience? 2.72.
RecontchiTelw ioIn ngt erpretations 2.7 6
SuppleAmregnutmaielntn h tDese monstration2. 7 7
ThBeu ddOhman'iss cIiAset ntceiesnt th Veeedd a 2.7 7
ThBeu ddChoam'psa sasasMi aoronkfH iSsu perior2.i8t0y
6M.O TIVEFSO RT HET woD EMONSTRATIONS 2.85
Motifvrote hsGe e naelr Detmroantsion 2.86
TrustwoArwatrheyan aseu sJsst ifoiAfcc attiioonn 2.86
DouabastJ ustiffroiA ccattiioonn 2.19
FaiatnJhdu dicious Persons 2.99
SummatMoitoinfv:rote hsGe e neDreamlo nstrat3i03o n
Motifvrote hsSe p eicDcie fmotnrsation 303
FirHyspto thCeasuisJsiu:nd gi PceirosutosGon o fs ro R efu30ge5
SecoHnypdo thesis:B uGdrdoShucinrsditip ntgu re3s70
ThCei rcAuplparro ach 31 1
ThLei nAepaprr oach 314
ThPer obwliettmhhL ei nAepaprr oach 31 5
ThPer esenotfSa citrpitouBnra aslIelnedyfr ence 317
ThPer oviNsaitoounrfaceSlr i;pltlBuyar sIenedfr enc3e2.4
SomEex plSitcaitteo mnte hnMeto st iBveeh itnhPder oo3f2. 7
FaiitRnha diIcnaalclcyEe nstsiitbilees 32.3
ScripBtausrIeandlf leyr eRnhceet oTaroosil c aa l 373