In addition to denying the existence of a substantial, enduring self, Buddhists are usually understood to deny the existence of a God or gods. However, in <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/12343/9781350189171">Classical Theism and Buddhism: Connecting Metaphysical and Ethical Systems</a> (Bloomsbury, 2022), Tyler Dalton McNabb and Erik Baldwin argue that there is conceptual space to affirm both basic Buddhist metaphysical claims and Classical Theism without contradiction. Their book argues that three fundamental commitments are generally agreed upon by Buddhists: all things are interdependent, impermanent, and empty of "own-being" (svabhāva). However, since Classical Theists like Aquinas deny that God—who is eternal, immutable, impassible, and metaphysically simple—is a thing among other things, accepting the existence of such a God poses no problem for a Buddhist. The book unpacks this thesis, also taking up historical Buddhist and contemporary philosophical objections to a divine being, arguing for a synthesis of Buddhist and theistic ethics and soteriology, and closing with a discussion of the problem of religious pluralism for Christians and Buddhists.<a href="http://www.malcolmkeating.com/">Malcolm Keating</a> is Associate Professor of Philosophy at <a href="http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/">Yale-NUS College</a>. His research focuses on Sanskrit works of philosophy in Indian traditions, in the areas of language and epistemology. He is the author of <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/language-meaning-and-use-in-indian-philosophy-9781350060760/">Language, Meaning, and Use in Indian Philosophy</a> (Bloomsbury Press, 2019) and host of the podcast <a href="http://www.sutrasandstuff.com/">Sutras & Stuff</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/philosophy">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/philosophy</a>

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Tyler Dalton McNabb and Erik Baldwin, "Classical Theism and Buddhism: Connecting Metaphysical and Ethical Systems" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

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