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Waking, Dreaming, Being
Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy
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Artikel-Nr:
9780231136952
Veröffentl:
2017
Seiten:
453
Autor:
Evan Thompson
Gewicht:
763 g
Format:
232x154x29 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Evan Thompson is professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the author ofColour Vision: A Study in Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of Perception (1995) and Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind (2007) and coauthor of The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience (1991, revised edition, 2017).
A renowned philosopher of the mind, also known for his groundbreaking work on Buddhism and cognitive science, Evan Thompson combines the latest neuroscience research on sleep, dreaming, and meditation with Indian and Western philosophy of mind, casting new light on the self and its relation to the brain.
Foreword by Stephen BatchelorPrologue: The Dalai Lama's ConjectureAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Seeing: What Is Consciousness?2. Waking: How Do We Perceive?3. Being: What Is Pure Awareness?4. Dreaming: Who Am I?5. Witnessing: Is This a Dream?6. Imagining: Are We Real?7. Floating: Where Am I?8. Sleeping: Are We Conscious in Deep Sleep?9. Dying: What Happens When We Die?10. Knowing: Is the Self an Illusion?NotesBibliographyIndex