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Puhakka, Leena Kaisa was born on May 30, 1946 in Helsinki, Finland. Daughter of Risto Olli Peter and Tyyne Annikki Puhakka.
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Knowledge and Reality
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The present work consists of an analytical study and critique of certain aspects of Buddhist tradition as they bear upon some central problems of logic and ontology. The author examines the logical, epistemological and ontological doctrines of Dignaga, Dharmakirti and Ratnakirti on the one hand and of W.V. Quine on the other. She agrees with Quine that a sharp line of demarcation between analytic and synthetic statements is untenable and she argues that a position similar to Quine's obtains in the writings of the Buddhist logicians. She provides convincing arguments to the effect that the Buddhist logicians' rejection of substance ontology leads to the rejection of any claim to the ultimacy of the analytical-synthetic distinction. Divided into seven chapters and documented with Preface, Bibliography and General Index, this work is a rare contribution in the field of Comparative Philosophy.
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Leena Kaisa Puhakka
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Master of Arts in Philosophy, U. Toledo, 1971; Master of Arts in Psychology, U. Toledo, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology, U. Toledo, 1976; diploma in clinical psychology, Adelphi U., 1983.
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Assistant professor psychology, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1977-1980; postdoctorate trainee in psychology, Medical College Ohio, Toledo, 1982-1983; clinical assistant professor psychology, Medical College Ohio, Toledo, since 1983; clinical psychologist, Court Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Toledo, since 1984; director consultation and education, Court Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Toledo, since 1985. General practice Associated Psychologists Greater Toledo, since 1984.
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Knowledge and Reality
(The present work consists of an analytical study and crit...)
- Knowledge and reality: A comparative study of Quine and some Buddhist logicians
- Knowledge and Reality: A Comparative Study of Quine and Some Buddhist Logicians by Kaisa Puhakka (1994-12-27)
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Knowledge and Reality
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Member American Psychological Association, Northwestern Ohio Society Professional Psychology.
