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323Lives of Pleasure: A Comparative Essay on Cārvāka and Epicurean EthicsPhilosophy East and West 72 (4): 1023-1044. 2022.A long-lived and lively tradition of materialist philosophers flourished in classical India and in classical Greece. Due to the condition of their texts, however, they do not often receive close study. This essay compares the views of the classical Indian materialists, the Cārvākas, and the classical Greek materialists, the Epicureans. The first section introduces their philosophies. The second outlines their doctrines of empiricism and materialism. The third and fourth turn to two comparative t…Read more
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243Madhyamaka and Pyrrhonian Approaches to the Skeptical Way of LifeEast Asian Journal of Philosophy 3 (1): 189-209. 2024.This essay develops an intercultural approach to the skeptical way of life through an interpretation of two classical traditions: the Pyrrhonian tradition of ancient Greece and the Madhyamaka Buddhist tradition of classical India. The skeptical way of life is characterized by several important features, including a goal of tranquility or of freedom from disturbance and suffering, a philosophical strategy of dialectical argument that terminates in the suspension of judgment or the abandonment of …Read more
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116Diogenes the Cynic on Law and World CitizenshipPolis 35 (2). 2018.Against the traditional reading of Cynic cosmopolitanism, this essay advances the thesis that Diogenes’ world citizenship is a positive claim supported by philosophical argument and philosophical example. Evidence in favor of this thesis is a new interpretation of Diogenes’ syllogistic argument concerning law (nomos) (D.L. 6.72). Important to the argument are an understanding of Diogenes’ philanthropic character and his moral imperative to ‘re-stamp the currency’. Whereas Socrates understands hi…Read more
Christopher Paone
Connecticut State Community College
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Connecticut State Community CollegeAdjunct (Part-time)
Danbury, Connecticut, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy |
Indian Philosophy |