- Uniform Title
- Mirror of nature, mirror of self (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Mirror of nature, mirror of self (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-160) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2023006084
- OCLC
- ssj0002844285
- Author
Shevchenko, Dimitry.
- Title
Mirror of nature, mirror of self [electronic resource] : models of consciousness in Sāṃkhya, yoga, and Advaita Vedānta / Dimitry Shevchenko.
- Imprint
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
- Description
1 online resource (x, 165 pages) : illustration.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-160) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Summary
"The chapter introduces the topic and the goals of the book. The popularity of mirror models of consciousness in Brahmanical philosophical traditions of Sāṃkhya, Yoga, and Advaita-Vedānta is explained in the context of these schools' non-reductionism about consciousness, as opposed to the reductionist models of consciousness in Buddhism. More broadly, the chapter draws the reader's attention to the underlying representationalist tendencies of Brahmanical mirror models of consciousness and their awareness of critique coming from Indian anti-representationalists. As non-reductionists, Brahmanical theories present a radical alternative to the prevalence of various kinds of reductionism in contemporary philosophy. As representationalists, they provide a thorough defence against Rortian critique of the so called "philosophy-as-epistemology" view"-- Provided by publisher.
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