Dolpopa Sherab Gyeltsen belongs to the philosophical record as a figure whose arguments outlasted the disputes that prompted them.
The record lists Dolpopa Sherab Gyeltsen as Nepalese philosopher.
Dolpopa Sherab Gyeltsen was born in 1292.
Thought in this period moved between the Islamic world, the Jewish communities and the Latin West, and the same texts were argued over in three traditions.
His principal work is Ocean of Definitive Meaning. Philosophy advances by objection: an argument matters if serious people spend years attacking it.
Dolpopa Sherab Gyeltsen died in 1361, aged 69. The arguments remain in print, which is the form in which philosophy survives.
Achievements
- Notable work: Ocean of Definitive Meaning
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