Being No One: Consciousness, The Phenomenal Self, and First-Person Perspective – UCTV – University of California Television.
Do neuroscientific models of the person supplant classical Buddhist ones? Are the Buddhist models merely unsophisticated proto-scientific theories? If so, are there any compelling reasons to advocate for, much less adhere to, those models? If not, what are they? And what commends Buddhist views of the person in light of theories such as Metzinger’s?
Click on the title above to see the German neurophilosopher Thomas Metzinger lecturing on his idea of self models.
Below is Jayarava’s insightful examination of Metzinger’s talk along with some reference to classical Buddhist teachings on the I-me-mine first person perspective. You visit his site, as well, to follow the discussion there. Read the rest of this entry »
