1st Edition
Buddhism, Cognitive Science, and the Doctrine of Selflessness A Revolution in Our Self-Conception
By Hugh Nicholson
Copyright 2023
236 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
236 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
236 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines the relationship between Buddhist philosophy and scientific psychology by focusing on the doctrine of No-self.
The hypothesis is that No-self can function as an instrument of counter-induction, that is, an alternative conceptual scheme that exposes by contrast the intuitive or "folk" theoretical presuppositions sedimented in our perception of ourselves and others. When... Read more
Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: Against the Current; Chapter 1: Everyday Mindreading; Chapter 2: Buddhist Selflessness; Chapter 3: Anti-Cartesian Meditations; Chapter 4: No-self and the Demythologization of Buddhism; Chapter 5: Buddhist No-self as Proto-Idea; Chapter 6: Mahāyāna Perspectives on Selflessness: Emptiness and Representation Only; Chapter 7: Agentless Action in Zen
Biography
Hugh Nicholson is Professor of Religious Studies at Loyola University Chicago, USA. He is a scholar of comparative religion with a specialization in South Asian religions.
