Works by Frank J. Hoffman
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- Philosophies of Appropriated Religions: Perspectives from Southeast Asia.Soraj Hongladarom,Jeremiah Joven Joaquin &Frank J. Hoffman (eds.) -2023 - Springer Nature Singapore.This book brings together different intercultural philosophical points of view discussing the philosophical impact of what we call the ‘appropriated’ religions of Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia is home to most of the world religions. Buddhism is predominantly practiced in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Singapore, Laos, and Cambodia; Islam in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei; and Christianity in the Philippines and Timor-Leste. Historical data show, however, that these world religions are imported cultural products, and have been reimagined, assimilated, and appropriated by the culture (...) that embraced them. In this collection, we see that these ‘appropriated’ religions imply a culturally nuanced worldview, which, in turn, impacts how the traditional problems in the philosophy of religion are framed and answered—in particular, questions about the existence and nature of the divine, the problem of evil, and the nature of life after death. Themes explored include: religious belief and digital transition, Theravāda Buddhist philosophy, religious diversity, Buddhism and omniscience, indigenous belief systems, divine apology and unmerited human suffering, dialetheism and the problem of evil, Buddhist philosophy and Spinoza’s views on death and immortality, belief and everyday realities in the Philippines, comparative religious philosophy, gendering the Hindu concept of dharma, Christian devotion and salvation during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines through the writings of Jose Rizal, indigenous Islamic practices in the Philippines, practiced traditions in contemporary Filipino celebrations of Christmas, role of place-aspects in the appropriation of religions in Southeast Asia, and fate and divine omniscience. This book is of interest to scholars and researchers of philosophy of religion, sociology of religion, anthropology of religion, cultural studies, comparative religion, religious studies, and Asian studies. (shrink)No categories
- Rationality and Mind in Early Buddhism.Frank J. Hoffman -1987, 1992, 2002 - Motilal Banarsidass.Chapter 4 MIND AND REBIRTH I The argument of the first three chapters is essentially that the study of early Buddhism is neither methodologically, logically, nor emotively flawed. These chapters argue for the rationality of.
- The Buddhist Empiricism Thesis.Frank J. Hoffman -1982 -Religious Studies 18 (2):151 - 158.In what follows I argue for two interrelated theses: that early Buddhism is not a form of empiricism, and that consequently there is no basis for an early Buddhist apologetic which contrasts an empirical early Buddhism with either a metaphysical Hinduism on the one hand, or with a baseless Christianity on the other.
- Google, ChatGPT, questions of omniscience and wisdom.Frank J. Hoffman &Klairung Iso -2024 -Asian Philosophy 35 (1):14-28.The article explores how platforms like Google and ChatGPT, which claim omniscience and wisdom-like attributes, prompt philosophical questions. It revisits religious perspectives on omniscience and their influence on the pursuit of wisdom. The article suggests that while Google may offer compartmentalized omniscience based on user preferences, ChatGPT’s factual accuracy challenges its characterization as omniscient. Nonetheless, ChatGPT can still help humans progress toward wisdom, by integrating the co-creation of knowledge between humans and the unfolding of divine knowledge from Process Thought and (...) Buddhist epistemology insights. Notably, instead of offering definitive answers, the paper is written with a sense of deep humility to encourage ongoing inquiry and investigation. (shrink)
- Google, ChatGPT, questions of omniscience and wisdom.Frank J. Hoffman &Klairung Iso -2024 -Asian Philosophy 35 (1):14-28.The article explores how platforms like Google and ChatGPT, which claim omniscience and wisdom-like attributes, prompt philosophical questions. It revisits religious perspectives on omniscience and their influence on the pursuit of wisdom. The article suggests that while Google may offer compartmentalized omniscience based on user preferences, ChatGPT’s factual accuracy challenges its characterization as omniscient. Nonetheless, ChatGPT can still help humans progress toward wisdom, by integrating the co-creation of knowledge between humans and the unfolding of divine knowledge from Process Thought and (...) Buddhist epistemology insights. Notably, instead of offering definitive answers, the paper is written with a sense of deep humility to encourage ongoing inquiry and investigation. (shrink)
- Dao and Process.Frank J. Hoffman -2002 -Asian Philosophy 12 (3):197 – 212.This paper is about different types of silence, and about differing processes of philosophical investigation and sagely illumination. It is argued that the sagely Dao of wu wei leads to silence in the sense of no spoken words, and the philosophical way of proof leads to silence in the sense of no spoken words. So both proof and wu wei both lead to silence in the sense of no spoken words. Accordingly there is a type of silence that results from (...) the explosive process of philosophical argumentation and reduction to no spoken words because of undecidability, and there is also a type of silence that results from the implosive process of sagely silence and reversion to silent illumination with no spoken words. However, the silence of explosion and the silence of implosion differ as regards processes of reduction and reversion respectively. Therefore, proof and wu wei both lead to silence in the sense of no spoken words, but the type of silence resulting from the explosive process of philosophical argumentation and reduction to no spoken words because of undecidability and the type of silence resulting from the implosive process of sagely silence and reversion to silent illumination because of the incommunicability of Dao differ. (shrink)
- “The Concept of Focal Point in Models for Inter-religious Understanding”.Frank J. Hoffman -1993 - In James Kellenberger, Inter-religious Models and Criteria. St. Martin's and Macmillan.
- Global Philosophy of Religion and the Perspectives from Southeast Asia.Soraj Hongladarom,Jeremiah Joven Joaquin &Frank J. Hoffman -2023 - In Soraj Hongladarom, Jeremiah Joven Joaquin & Frank J. Hoffman,Philosophies of Appropriated Religions: Perspectives from Southeast Asia. Springer Nature Singapore. pp. 1-8.Global Philosophy of Religion is a constructive approach to the philosophy of religion. It aims to incorporate various religious perspectives to diversify the field’s theoretical and practical resources. Proponents of this approach hope that these diverse resources may aid in the progress of the traditional problems of the field. In this introductory chapter, we discuss how the perspectives from Southeast Asia, particularly those from what we call “appropriated religions,” may help in this endeavor.No categories
- “Remarks on Blasphemy”.Frank J. Hoffman -1983 -Scottish Journal of Religious Studies 4 (2).
- “Karma in Buddhism and Jainism: Karma, Rebirth, and the Question of Transferability of Karma”.Frank J. Hoffman -2001-2002 -Indian Philosophical Annual 23.Export citation
Bookmark - Process concepts of text, practice, and no self in Buddhism.Frank J. Hoffman -2012 - In William Sweet,Migrating Texts and Traditions. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. pp. 221-232.
- A Critical Study of Hinduism.Frank J. Hoffman -1975 -Philosophy East and West 25 (3):373-373.
- “Asoka”.Frank J. Hoffman -2000 - In William M. Johnston,Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L. Fitzroy Dearborn.Export citation Bookmark
- “Buddha”.Frank J. Hoffman -2000 - In William M. Johnston,Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L. Fitzroy Dearborn.Export citation Bookmark
- “Buddhology”.Frank J. Hoffman -2000 - In William M. Johnston,Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L. Fitzroy Dearborn.Export citation Bookmark
- Breaking Barriers: Essays in Asian and Comparative Philosophy in Honor of Ramakrishna Puligandla.Frank J. Hoffman -1982 - Jain Publishing Company.Breaking Barriers is a collection of invited contributions by distinguished philosophers, scientists, and religious thinkers of East and West in honor of Professor Ramakrishna Puligandla. The twenty-three essays in this volume may be divided into four groups: Philosophy of Advaita, Buddhism, Indian Philosophy and Physics, and Asian and Comparative Thought. Contributors have written on topics such as the phenomenology of consciousness, science and religion, and comparative philosophy and religion. The volume is designed to stimulate the interest of students, professors, and (...) all those who wish to explore new knowledge. In this volume, the creative thought of leading thinkers from principal universities in India and elsewhere transcends words without insight, barren arguments, and all limiting paradigms. Breaking Barriers thus represents a multi-disciplinary approach informed by cross-cultural philosophical vision. Modern physics and classical Indian philosophy exist here in unity. (shrink)
- Buddhism in the Developing World.Frank J. Hoffman -2005 - In Thomas M. Leonard,Encyclopedia of the Developing World. Psychology Press.Export citation Bookmark
- “Buddhism: Overview”.Frank J. Hoffman -2000 - In William M. Johnston,Encyclopedia of Monasticism: A-L. Fitzroy Dearborn.Export citation Bookmark
- “Before ‘Post Zen’: A Discussion of Buddhist Ethics”.Frank J. Hoffman -1996 - In D. Z. Phillips, Religion and Morality (London: Macmillan 1996; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996). New York: Macmillan and St. Martin's.Export citation Bookmark
- Contemporary buddhist philosophy: A bibliographical essay.Frank J. Hoffman -1992 -Asian Philosophy 2 (1):79 – 100.
- “Contemporary Buddhist Philosophy”.Frank J. Hoffman -1997 - In Brian Carr and Indira Mahalingam,Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy. Routledge.Export citation Bookmark
- Editorial: Meanings and applications of dao.Frank J. Hoffman -2002 -Asian Philosophy 12 (3):155.
- “Evam Me Sutam: Oral Tradition in Nikaya Buddhism” in Jeffrey Timm (ed.), Text in Context: Traditional Hermeneutics in South Asia (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992).Frank J. Hoffman -1992 - In Jeffrey Timm,Jeffrey Timm (ed.), Text in Context: Traditional Hermeneutics in South Asia. State University of New York Press.Export citation Bookmark
- Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Frank J. Hoffman (ed.) -1985 - Philosophical Library.Export citation Bookmark
- “Gandhi”.Frank J. Hoffman -1996 - In Edward Craig,Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Genealogy to Iqbal. New York: Routledge.
- “Is Won Buddhism, Buddhism?”.Frank J. Hoffman -2008 - In Bokin Kim,Won Buddhism in the U.S.: Issues and Visions for the Future.Export citation Bookmark
- “Knowledge and Ethics in Early Buddhism” (Zao Qi Fo Jiao Zhong De Dao De).Frank J. Hoffman -2013 - In Li Lian,Fo Jiao Yu Dang Dai Wen Hua Jian She Xue Shu Yan Tao Hui Lun Wen Ji. Northwest University Press (Shi Bei Daxue).
- “Miracles and Conversion Experiences in Early Buddhism”.Frank J. Hoffman -2003 - In Conference Committee,Proceedings of the Won Buddhism Conference, Iksan, South Korea. Youngsan Won Buddhist Seminary.No categoriesExport citation Bookmark
- “Mind and Mental States in Buddhist Philosophy” in Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Macmillan, 2006).Frank J. Hoffman -2005 - In Donald M. Borchert,Encyclopedia of Philosophy. macmillan reference.Export citation Bookmark
- More on blasphemy.Frank J. Hoffman -1989 -Sophia 28 (2):26-34.
- “Meanings of 'The Meaning of Life' in Buddhism”.Frank J. Hoffman -1996 - In Ramakrishna Puligandla David Lee Miller,Buddhism and the Emerging World Civilization. Southern Illinois University Press,.Export citation Bookmark
- Non-dual awareness and logic.Frank J. Hoffman -2001 -Asian Philosophy 11 (2):125 – 132.The thesis of this paper is that the question of whether and how statements of the form 'p and not-p' can have religious meaning in Buddhism can be answered in the affirmative and how in terms of a movement from pre-meditative to meditative state to a post-meditative state in life. The paper focuses on the Diamond Sutra in light of Shigenori Nagatomo's study (Asian Philosophy Vol. 10, No. 3, 2000) and advances an additional line of inquiry. This view emphasises the (...) process in the meditation learning curve from pre-meditative to meditative to post-meditative states that provides the personal religious significance (but not ordinary factual meaning) when the phrase 'A is not A, therefore it is A' is used in the Diamond Sutra. (shrink)
- (8 other versions)No title available: Religious studies.Frank J. Hoffman -1980 -Religious Studies 16 (4):506-509.
- Pali Buddhism.Frank J. Hoffman &Deegalle Mahinda (eds.) -1996 - Curzon Press.And the Bactrian King, a possible convert to Buddhism, responds at this point, " Well said, Nagasena! So it is, and as such I accept it." Conclusion Between the times of these two apparently contradictory texts about nirvana, the Mahavagga and ...
- “Process Concepts of Text, Practice, and No Self in Buddhism” in William Sweet (ed.), Migrating Texts and Traditions.Frank J. Hoffman -2012 - In William Sweet,Migrating Texts and Traditions. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.Export citation Bookmark
- .“Problemi komparativne filozofije”.Frank J. Hoffman -1990 (july-Sept. -Kulture Istoka (Beograd, Yugoslavia) (Broj. 23).Export citation Bookmark
- On Nagarjuna.Frank J. Hoffman -1976 -Middle Way: Journal of the London Buddhist Society (3).Export citation Bookmark
- Rethinking Experience in Early Buddhism.Frank J. Hoffman -1996 - In Frank J. Hoffman & Deegalle Mahinda,Pali Buddhism. Curzon Press.Export citation Bookmark
- Review of Bruce Reichenbach, The Law of Karma.Frank J. Hoffman -1994 -International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 35.Export citation Bookmark
- Review of Damien Keown, The Nature of Buddhist Ethics.Frank J. Hoffman -1993 -Choice (1993).Export citation Bookmark
- Response to Mary Bockover's review of "rationality and mind in early buddhism".Frank J. Hoffman -1990 -Philosophy East and West 40 (2):235.
- Response to Mary Bockover's review of Rationality.Frank J. Hoffman -1990 -Philosophy East and West 40 (2).Export citation Bookmark
- “Satisfactions and Obstacles in Philosophizing Across Cultures”.Frank J. Hoffman -1998 - In D. P. Chattopadaya and C. Gupta,Cultural Otherness and Beyond. E.J. Brill.Export citation Bookmark
- Towards a philosophy of buddhist religion.Frank J. Hoffman -1991 -Asian Philosophy 1 (1):21 – 28.
- Taking a Point of View on a Debatable Question Concerning Karma and Rebirth.Frank J. Hoffman -2023 - In Soraj Hongladarom, Jeremiah Joven Joaquin & Frank J. Hoffman,Philosophies of Appropriated Religions: Perspectives from Southeast Asia. Springer Nature Singapore. pp. 93-103.My thesis is that there is a way to mediate between two competing views about karma and rebirth by arguing for a third position. The first, or traditionalist view, is that supernatural agencies are required in the Buddhist system of concepts and that secularism and naturalized karma view will not supply concepts necessary for traditional Buddhism. The second, or modernist view, holds the opposite view. Supernatural agencies are not required in the Buddhist system of concepts, and even without traditional concepts (...) of karma, rebirth, and enlightenment after death, there is still a coherent karma and rebirth theory as applied to experience in this very lifetime. A third position, or mediating view of coexistence, advocates a doctrinal interpretation of Buddhist teachings, a socially engaged practice inspired by mettā, and the theory and practice of satipaṭṭhāna (mindfulness of breathing). I will inquire into each of the above views on karma and rebirth by asking: what it means (the linguistic concern), how does one know (the epistemological concern), and how does it work (the pragmatic concern)? These are three fundamental philosophical questions for meaning, knowledge, and application. Although I will exemplify aspects of each position concerning some Buddhist philosophers, I am mainly interested in the three kinds of positions and the benefits of each one. So, I am not interested in identifying the Buddhist scholar with what many call “the best view” or “the most popular view.” I am interested in identifying the position most likely to bring unity to humankind and benefit the global ecosystem of animals, earth, and people going forward. In sum, to raise the linguistic, epistemological, and pragmatic concerns about the interpretation of karma and rebirth is to raise some of the most significant and consequential questions we can ask about Buddhism in modernity. (shrink)No categories
- “Unskillful Karma: Environmental Pollution as Ignorance in Action”.Frank J. Hoffman -2011 -“Unskillful Karma: EnviroInternational Journal for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, Chinese University of Hong Kong 1 (1).Export citation Bookmark
- “Zasto se budizam ne moze opovrgnuti?”.Frank J. Hoffman -1990 -“Zasto Se budizKulture Istoka (Beograd, Yugoslavia) (Broj. 23).Export citation Bookmark
- On Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood. [REVIEW]Frank J. Hoffman -1996 -Religious Studies 32 (1):135-137.
- Book reviews and notices. [REVIEW]John Grimes,Robin Rinehart,Hillary Rodrigues,John M. Koller,Elaine Craddock,Ludo Rocher,Will Sweetman,Boyd H. Wilson,Edward C. Dimock,Thomas Forsthoefel,Hal W. French,Timothy C. Cahill,William J. Jackson,John Powers,Frederick M. Smith,Gavin Flood,Lelah Dushkin,Sheila McDonough,Frank J. Hoffman,Karni Pal Bhati,Anne E. Monius,Fred Dallmayr,Marcia Hermansen,Joseph A. Bracken,Carl Olson,William P. Harman,Donatella Rossi,Anna B. Bigelow &Jeffrey J. Kripal -1998 -International Journal of Hindu Studies 2 (2):267-310.
- John R. Hinnells (ed.) The Penguin Dictionary of Religions. Pp. 550. (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1984.) £4.95. [REVIEW]Frank J. Hoffman -1985 -Religious Studies 21 (4):594-595.
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