Buddhism and The Threat of Nihilism

Buddhist pragmatism and the secular reconstruction of morality

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In so far as Buddhism features the Four Noble Truths, this religious philosophy is essentially pragmatic.

These four truths are (1) that life in samsara is characterized by dukkha, by suffering one disappointment after another; (2) that this suffering is caused by a mental…