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The Postmodern Razor - Epistemological Analysis Of The Early Buddhist Texts

**Introduction:** This post explores the building blocks of postmodern theory and the application of modern epistemological razors to the epistemological framework presented in the Early Buddhist Texts for analysis of their falsifiability.  **1. Problem Statement:** In the landscape of philosophical and religious thought, there’s a recurring debate about the relationship between subjectivity and objectivity, as well as the nature of knowledge and truth. Traditional philosophical frameworks like Hume’s Guillotine and Kantian epistemology  have laid the groundwork for understanding this relationship. The emergence of radical postmodern thought further complicates the matters by challenging the very merit of looking for foundations of objectivity. Amidst this philosophical turmoil, there’s a need for a robust epistemological tool that can cut through the ambiguity and identify the fundamental flaws in various interpretations of reality. **2. Thesis Statement:** The Postmodern Raz...