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Analytical Buddhism: The Two-tiered Illusion of Self
M. Albahari
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Description for Analytical Buddhism: The Two-tiered Illusion of Self
Hardback. Does the self - a unified, separate, persisting thinker/owner/agent - exist? Drawing on Western philosophy, neurology and Theravadin Buddhism, this book argues that the self is an illusion created by a tier of non-illusory consciousness and a tier of desire-driven thought and emotion, and that separateness underpins the self's illusory status. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Does the self - a unified, separate, persisting thinker/owner/agent - exist? Drawing on Western philosophy, neurology and Theravadin Buddhism, this book argues that the self is an illusion created by a tier of non-illusory consciousness and a tier of desire-driven thought and emotion, and that separateness underpins the self's illusory status.
Does the self - a unified, separate, persisting thinker/owner/agent - exist? Drawing on Western philosophy, neurology and Theravadin Buddhism, this book argues that the self is an illusion created by a tier of non-illusory consciousness and a tier of desire-driven thought and emotion, and that separateness underpins the self's illusory status.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
430g
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230007123
SKU
V9780230007123
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About M. Albahari
MIRI ALBAHARI is an Associate Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Western Australia.
Reviews for Analytical Buddhism: The Two-tiered Illusion of Self
'This is an extraordinary book. It pursues Buddhist thought as a live philosophy, not as an already set belief system. By developing insights from the Buddhist tradition with the analytic tools of modern philosophy, Albahari produces an account of self and self-awareness that is at once continuous with mainstream philosophy of mind and refreshingly original. The result is a novel ... Read more