Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy Thompson, Evan. creator text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York Columbia University Press 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (497 p.) 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. Table of Contents; Foreword by Stephen Batchelor; Prologue: The Dalai Lama's Conjecture; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. 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?; Notes; Bibliography; Index Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. Consciousness Self Consciousness Self PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism B808.9 T456 2014 128.2 Thompson, Evan New York : Columbia University Press,c2014 9780231538312 0231538316 80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017 OverDrive, Inc. http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1801744 http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017}&Format=50 http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017}&Format=410 http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017}&Format=610 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=860440 http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1486-1/{80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017}Img100.jpg http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1801744 http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017}&Format=50 http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017}&Format=410 http://www.contentreserve.com/TitleInfo.asp?ID={80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017}&Format=610 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=860440 http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1486-1/{80DA852B-4EE2-4200-9794-5BCA7FDA9017}Img100.jpg EBLCP 141004 20200709060242.0 ocn892244526 eng