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Waking, dreaming, being : new light on the self and consciousness from neuroscience, meditation, and philosophy

By Evan , Camlin , Alex; Thompson

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
978-0-231-53831-2, 0231538316, 978-0-231-13709-6
DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.1000061
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3069954 bytes)
Pages
496\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Consciousness. Self. PHILOSOPHY -- Movements -- Hu

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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 the mind, casting new light on the self and its relation to the brain. Thompson shows how the self is a changing process, not a static thing. When we are awake we identify with our body, but if we let our mind wander or daydream, we project a mentally imagined self into the remembered past or anticipated future. As we fall asleep, the impression of being a. Read more... Abstract: 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 the mind, casting new light on the self and its relation to the brain. Thompson shows how the self is a changing process, not a static thing. When we are awake we identify with our body, but if we let our mind wander or daydream, we project a mentally imagined self into the remembered past or anticipated future. As we fall asleep, the impression of being a

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