Two views of mind : Abhidharma and brain science / R. Christopher deCharms ; with translation by Gareth Sparham, Sherab Gyatso, and Tsepak Rigzin.
"Two Views of Mind: Abhidharma and Brain Science offers a clear overview of perception, thought, and awareness in Tibetan Buddhist psychology and in Western neuroscience. DeCharms lays out the Buddhist theory of perception side-by-side with the scientific view of Western neuroscience on the bra...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, N. Y. :
Snow Lion Publications,
[1998]
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| Edition: | First USA edition. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Two Views of Mind: Abhidharma and Brain Science offers a clear overview of perception, thought, and awareness in Tibetan Buddhist psychology and in Western neuroscience. DeCharms lays out the Buddhist theory of perception side-by-side with the scientific view of Western neuroscience on the brain activity of human cognition. He discovers insights from each system that suggest exciting new approaches to perennial problems that the other has not been able to resolve. Directed to non-specialists, he focuses on the differences between the two traditions in methodology, assumptions, and purpose."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1559390816 9781559390811 |