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#Veṅkaṭanātha discussing the nature of #jīva in TMK II.17: There are four groups of people who think that the the ātman is not permanent: 1. the ātman is of the nature of cognition and therefore destroyed at each new cognition (Buddhist Epistemological school?) 1/
2. the ātman is destroyed w the body, 3. the ātman is destroyed at pralaya (these are the Paurāṇikas), 4. the ātman is destroyed at mokṣa (Advaita Vedāntins?). 2/
He then explains that if the ātman were destroyed at the end of each kalpa, then duḥkha would also cease and that would be mokṣa and it would be realised w.o any effort. As for the forth, it cannot be that the mokṣamārga leads to 'svanāśa'. 3/
#HudHudson's chapter on #omnipresence is really well done and offers a balanced approach, quoting from Thomas Aquinas and Anselm, as well as from Hartshorne, Swinburne, Wierenga and Taliaferro. It also discusses theories of omnipresence that do not think of God as occupying a 1/
space as well as "occupation theories". In discussing the latter, HH refers to Josh Parsons' discussion of relations and location.
He also identifies and discusses six puzzles connected with occupation theories: 2/
He also identifies and discusses six puzzles connected with occupation theories: 2/
—1. The problem of simplicity. How can a simple entity be present in multiple locations? (NB: Easy to answer if you think in terms of #SanskritPhilosophy, think of ātman and ākāśa as being simple and vibhu).
—2. The problem of multilocation. How can sth occupy
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—2. The problem of multilocation. How can sth occupy
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