Daniel A. Arnold (born 1965) is an American scholar and philosopher. He is Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Religions at the

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of the

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. His work focuses on Indian Buddhist philosophy, which he engages in a constructive and comparative way. His particular interests are in

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Madhyamaka Madhyamaka ("middle way" or "centrism"; ; ; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: དབུ་མ་པ་ ; ''dbu ma pa''), otherwise known as Śūnyavāda ("the Śūnyatā, emptiness doctrine") and Niḥsvabhāvavāda ("the no Svabhava, ''svabhāva'' d ...

, and in the appreciation of Indian

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as an integral part of the broader tradition of

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. In this regard, he has been especially interested in issues disputed between Buddhist schools and the orthodox Brahmanical school of Pūrva Mīmāṃsā. His first book, ''Buddhists, Brahmins, and Belief: Epistemology in South Asian Philosophy of Religion ''(2005), won the

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's Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in the Constructive-Reflective Studies category for 2006. His second book, ''Brains, Buddhas, and Believing: The Problem of Intentionality in Classical Buddhist and Cognitive-Scientific Philosophy of Mind'' (2012) won the Toshihide Numata Book Prize in Buddhism. He has been an editor for the academic

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H-Buddhism, and serves on the editorial boards of, and acts in a consulting capacity for a number of academic journals and presses. He is member of the

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, the

, and the International Association of Buddhist Studies.

Education

*Ph.D. (2003,

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) *M.A. (1997,

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) *M.A. (1992,

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) *B.A. (1988,

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)

Books

*''Buddhists, Brahmins and Belief: Epistemology in South Asian Philosophy of Religion'' (Columbia University Press, 2005) *''Brains, Buddhas, and Believing: The Problem of Intentionality in Classical Buddhist and Cognitive-Scientific Philosophy of Mind'' (Columbia University Press, 2012)

Academic appointments

*Associate Professor of the Philosophy of Religion,

(2011- ) *Assistant Professor of the Philosophy of Religion,

(2004–2011) *Assistant Professor of Religious Studies,

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(2003–2004)

References

External links

Professor Arnold's page on the University of Chicago website

Personal website
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