Georges Dreyfus on Tibetan Debate Practices

[@theodorewinston3891]

wow. thank you mr dreyfus for an extremely clear, sober overview of the tibetan scholastic tradition, its historical context, parts, intention, emphases and methods. a MUST primer for understanding where indo-tibetan debate is coming from. especially for anyone doing formal or informal comparitive philosophy. tibetan debate is wonderfully rigorous and really leaves only room for logical consistency, free of irrelevant rhetorical sophistry (sorry shapiro, no chance for you here). great tool for revealing false assumptions in one's own understanding. would like to see a talk comparing this tradition with the socratic form in western culture.

[@theodorewinston3891]

@34:14 i didn't know about that "fourth" possible answer: "your statement is poorly formulated". so, at least in the example you gave, it is like a "loaded question". the statement contains a second implication that hasn't been established. while answering whether you returned the book, answering "yes" OR "no" BOTH force you to state that you *_stole_* the book even though that may not be the case (you may have taken it by mistake).