Emile Alexandrov & Alexander James O’Neill, eds.

Buddhism and Neoplatonism

This pioneering volume lays the basis for a full-scale dialogue between two traditions long kept apart: Buddhism and Neoplatonism. The fourteen authors, all seasoned specialists, course through questions of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, religion, and history. Both scholars and enthusiasts will find much here that is intellectually gripping, presented in nuanced, sophisticated, but accessible language and with vivid examples. Each contributor brings seasoned scholarship and years of intensive reflection to their chosen theme, producing an unprecedented and indispensable vademecum for a dialogue between Buddhism and Neoplatonism.

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“Art history, archaeology, South Asian, and Hellenic Studies confirm that Buddhists and Greek thinkers exchanged ideas and theories. Previous generations of philosophers like Hegel and Fyodor Stcherbatsky have noted striking similarities between the two traditions. The papers brought together in this volume revitalize this exchange by bringing Buddhist and Neoplatonic philosophers into conversation. It is a unique contribution to the field of comparative philosophy.” —Fabien Muller