Reclaiming the subject: A buddhist perspective on consciousness studies

 

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Auteur: Masís Iverson, Katherine
Format: artículo original
Statut:Versión publicada
Date de publication:2015
Description:This paper highlights the importance of the subject in consciousness studies.  It begins with the “hard problem” of the mind-body nexus according to David Chalmers, Thomas Nagel and Colin McGinn.  Materialism and dualism are portrayed in contrast with Buddhist ontology, followed by a brief description of Francisco Varela’s neurophenomenology.  Finally, Buddhist meditation is presented as a valid introspective method that vindicates the role of the subject in consciousness studies.
Pays:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Langue:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/21212
Accès en ligne:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/humanidades/article/view/21212
Mots-clés:Sujeto
conciencia
dualismo
materialismo
neurofenomenología
budismo.
Subject
consciousness
dualism
materialism
neurophenomenology
Buddhism