Nagarjuna and the Philosophy of Openness - Paperback

by Nancy McCagney (Author)

In this innovative study of the philosopher Nagarjuna, Nancy McCagney demonstrates that the concept of space ('akasa') in early Indian Mahayana Buddhism is the root metaphor for Nagarjuna's understanding of 'sunyata', or openness.

Author Biography

Nancy McCagney is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Delaware.