Nagarjuna · Theology

The Four-Cornered Negation

Nagarjuna’s startling logic - denying that a thing is, is not, both is and is not, or neither - and his refusal to hold any thesis at all.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Nagarjuna negates all four corners of the tetralemma and claims to assert no thesis. Explain how this method works and what he thinks it accomplishes, in your own words.

Leads to Ludwig Wittgenstein.

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