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Waking, Dreaming, Being : New Light on the Self and Consciousness from Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy by Evan Thompson, Stephen Batchelor is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

What is Waking, Dreaming, Being : New Light on the Self and Consciousness from Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy about?

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 the 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

Who reads Waking, Dreaming, Being : New Light on the Self and Consciousness from Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy?

It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.

Common subject areas: religion, theology.

Author
Evan Thompson, Stephen Batchelor
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9780231538312
Category
religious
Subjects
Science, Philosophy, Psychology
Rating
4.04 / 5 (130 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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