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Dr Jingjing Li

Comparing Husserl’s Phenomenology and Chinese Yogacara in a Multicultural World

A Journey Beyond Orientalism

Dr Jingjing Li

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Bloomsbury Academic
30 November 2023

Phenomenology & Existentialism; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Buddhism

While phenomenology and Yogacara Buddhism are both known for their investigations of consciousness, there exists a core tension between them: phenomenology affirms the existence of essence, whereas Yogacara Buddhism argues that everything is empty of essence (svabhava). How is constructive cultural exchange possible when traditions hold such contradictory views?

Answering this question and positioning both philosophical traditions in their respective intellectual and linguistic contexts, Jingjing Li

argues that what Edmund Husserl means by essence differs from what Chinese Yogacarins mean by svabhava, partly because Husserl problematises the substantialist understanding of essence in European philosophy. Furthermore, she reveals that Chinese Yogacara has developed an account of self-transformation, ethics and social ontology that renders it much more than simply a Buddhist version of Husserlian phenomenology. Detailing the process of finding a middle ground between the two traditions, this book demonstrates how both can thrive together in order to overcome Orientalism.

By: Dr Jingjing Li
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350256941
ISBN 10: 1350256943
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 30 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Abbreviations & A Note on Usage and Conventions Prologue Part I: The Journey 1. Overcoming Orientalism with Multiculturalism 2. Contextualizing Chinese Yogacara 3. Contextualizing Husserl’s Phenomenology Part II: The Road 4. Intentionality in Husserl’s Phenomenology 5. Intentionality in Chinese Yogacara 6. Intentionality and Non-Conceptualism Part III: The Tracks 7. Essence in Husserl’s Phenomenology 8. Essence in Chinese Yogacara 9. Essence in Comparative Philosophy Part IV: The Destination 10. The Gate of Practice 11. The Path towards Awakening 12. Revisiting the Process of Awakening Epilogue Bibliography Index

Jingjing Li is Assistant Professor of Chinese and Comparative Philosophy at the Institute for Philosophy at Leiden University, the Netherlands.

Reviews for Comparing Husserl’s Phenomenology and Chinese Yogacara in a Multicultural World: A Journey Beyond Orientalism

This book is an impressive and ambitious piece of scholarship in the field of intercultural comparative philosophy. Through the central problem of essence and the organizational metaphor of a journey, Jingjing Li engages two forms of phenomenology formulated by Husserl and Chinese Yogacara Buddhists, both of which are immensely complex. Li skillfully maintains the distinctiveness of the two philosophical projects in their own contexts while revealing their shared visions about the human mind in the course of her intercultural investigation. The book is methodologically sophisticated and philosophically substantive. It is a major contribution to the comparative study of Husserlian phenomenology and Yogacara Buddhist philosophy. * Tao Jiang, Chair of Religion Department and Director of Center for Chinese Studies, Rutgers University, USA *