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SHANKARA (Ādi Śaṅkara)
c. 8th c.
Advaita (Non-Dualism) (The Concept Is the Only Thing, Again)
Shankara: only Brahman is real; all else is māyā, appearance. CoCA's claim that the Concept is the Divine Act (§1.1.1) operates in an advaitic register. The institution, the artist, the artwork, the gallery, the market — all are appearances of the one Concept. The reading room is appearance. The reading is appearance. The Concept is. The advaitic move and the parmenidean move converge in the same office.