Waking, dreaming, being : self and consciousness in neuroscience, meditation, and philosophy / Evan Thompson ; foreword by Stephen Batchelor.

  • Thompson, Evan
Date:
[2015]
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]

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xl, 453 pages ; 24 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The Dalai Lama's conjecture -- Seeing: what is consciousness? -- Waking: how do we perceive? -- Being: what is pure awareness? -- Dreaming: who am I? -- Witnessing: is this a dream? -- Imagining: are we real? -- Floating: where am I? -- Sleeping: are we conscious in deep sleep? -- Dying: what happens when we die? -- Knowing: is the self an illusion?

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  • 0231137095
  • 9780231137096