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Illuminating the Mind puts the field of Buddhist epistemology in conversation with contemporary debates in philosophy. Jonathan Stoltz provides readers with an introduction to epistemology within the Buddhist intellectual tradition in a manner that is accessible to those whose primary background is in the

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There is a need for this unique book, in which numerous Western epistemologists dialogue with Indian epistemologists. * F. J. Hoffman, CHOICE *

Illuminating the Mind skillfully relates various Buddhist positions to contemporary debates in analytic epistemology, carefully navigating the issues that arise from the fundamental differences in orientation between the two traditions. Stoltz has clearly demonstrated that Buddhist philosophers can be valuable contributors to contemporary epistemology. * Laura Guerrero, Philosophy East & West * There is a need for this unique book, in which numerous Western epistemologists dialogue with Indian epistemologists. * F. J. Hoffman, CHOICE *

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Jonathan Stoltz is a professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) where he has been teaching since 2006. His scholarly research is focused on the areas of epistemology and the philosophy of logic, both in the 'Western' tradition and in the Indian and Tibetan traditions of philosophy.

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