佛陀的一生(中)

中道公元前589年7月的月圆日傍晚,太阳西下,明月同时升起,在荫凉的鹿野苑仙人住处,佛陀对他们说:诸比丘!出家人不应有此二种极端。何等为二?纵欲为低等、粗俗、世间、卑劣,有助于伤害;自我折磨乃痛苦、卑劣有助于伤害。诸比丘!如来理解之中道,避免此二极端,具备视野与知识,导致安静、证悟、菩提与涅槃。诸比丘!何为中道?即八正道:正见、正思维、正语、正业、正命、正精进、正念、正定。     

Hearing a Still-Ticking Bomb Argument: A Reply to Bufacchi and Arrigo

My aim in this paper is to demonstrate that the recent anti-Ticking Bomb argument offered by Bufacchi and Arrigo is unsuccessful. To adequately refute the Ticking Bomb strategy, I claim, requires carefully addressing both policy questions and questions involving exceptional conduct.