Two Views of Mind: Abhidharma and Brain Science

von Charms, Christopher de

A ground-breaking work by a cognitive neuroscientist who has studied with Tibetan lamas and physicians. On the one hand science has begun to map the most elemental brain processes of perception, but in the end, it must come to grips with the big issue: what is the mind?

For buddhism, mind is awareness. For science, mind is a mechanism in action. Is there anything that these two very different methods can teach each other?

This book presents a clear and readily understandable overview of perception, thought, and awareness in both Tibetan Buddhist psychology and Western neuroscience. Directed to nonspecialists, the approach is not to seek vague similarities but to focus on the differences between the two traditions in methodology, assumptions, and purpose. In treating each with repect, he uncovers fields of common interest where their respective insights are complementary and not contradictory.

Preis : 15,90 €

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