Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy by Evan Thompson (Paperback, 2017)

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ISBN-13: 9780231136952, 978-0231136952. As we fall asleep, the impression of being a bounded self distinct from the world dissolves, but the self reappears in the dream state. If we have a lucid dream, we no longer identify only with the self within the dream.

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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 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 bounded self distinct from the world dissolves, but the self reappears in the dream state. If we have a lucid dream, we no longer identify only with the self within the dream. Our sense of self now includes our dreaming self, the I as dreamer. Finally, as we meditate?either in the waking state or in a lucid dream?we can observe whatever images or thoughts arise and how we tend to identify with them as me. We can also experience sheer awareness itself, distinct from the changing contents that make up our image of the self. Contemplative traditions say that we can learn to let go of the self, so that when we die we can witness its dissolution with equanimity. Thompson weaves together neuroscience, philosophy, and personal narrative to depict these transformations, adding uncommon depth to life's profound questions. Contemplative experience comes to illuminate scientific findings, and scientific evidence enriches the vast knowledge acquired by contemplatives.

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PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-139780231136952
eBay Product ID (ePID)238421451

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Number of Pages496 Pages
Publication NameWaking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy
LanguageEnglish
SubjectScience, Biology
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaDevelopmental Psychology
AuthorEvan Thompson
FormatPaperback

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Item Height229 mm
Item Width152 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorEvan Thompson
TopicBuddhism, Popular Philosophy, Religious History

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