Francesco Maria Catanzaro

A Critical Analysis of Agency in Buddhist Philosophy.

Francesco Maria Catanzaro

XXXIX cycle

Curriculum: Buddhism

Tutor: Francesca Tarocco (Università di Venezia Ca’ Foscari); Rafal Stepien (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften)

By analyzing two of the most important Buddhist philosophical treatises – Vasubandhu’s Abhidharmakośabhāṣya (AKB) and Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (MMK) – this project aims at elucidating the complex doctrine of action developed within Buddhist traditions.