Comparing Husserl's Phenomenology and Chinese Yogacara in a Multicultural ...

Comparing Husserls Phenomenology and Chinese Yogacara in a Multicultural WorldA Journey Beyond Orientalism\nAuthor(s): Jingjing Li\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350256903, 978-1350256903\nSynopsis\nHow is constructive cultural exchange possible when traditions hold such contradictory views? Jingjing Li brings Edmund Husserls phenomenology and Chinese Yogacara Buddhism into dialogue to explore the concept of essence.\n\nWhile 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). Answering this question and positioning both philosophical traditions in their respective intellectual and linguistic contexts, Li argues that what Husserl means by essence differs from what Chinese Yogacarins mean by.