[Buddha-l] Re. scholarship and philosophy

[Alberto Todeschini]

Robert Ellis wrote:

"my experience has been in the UK, where I found it impossible to pursue 
a philosophical approach within Buddhist?Studies. It was also difficult 
enough pursuing an approach inspired by Buddhist insights in Philosophy, 
but at least I managed to do so to Ph.D. level."

Dear Robert,

I just wanted to mention the entirely anecdotal fact that I had a rather 
different experience while studying for my BA and MA in Buddhist Studies 
in the UK.

I'm not entirely surprised by what you say, but I'm not sure that we can 
blame/credit our experiences on any general characteristic of the 
academic study of Buddhism in the UK rather than the particular 
situations or institutions we where in.

Best,

Alberto Todeschini