The Limitation of Language and an Ambiguous Way of Knowing: A Comparative Theological Study of Cyril of Alexandria and Nāgārjuna

Kim analyzes the nature of language to understand its semantic mechanism that makes such an ambiguous use of language possible when describing a given reality. His main argument is drawn upon a comparative theological study that reinterprets Cyril of Alexandria's analogical use of language through Nagarjuna's prajñaparamita understanding of dependent origination of verbal conventions. His analysis of Cyril of Alexandria's and Nagarjuna's use of language centers on the limitations of linguistic claims, while also noting the irreplaceable role that doctrinal assertions play in the establishment and development of distinct religious traditions.