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Selfless minds : a contemporary perspective on Vasubandhu's metaphysics.

Self is central to our ordinary understanding of the mind and ourselves. The fifth-century Abhidharma Buddhist philosopher Vasubandhu presents a radical no-self metaphysics in his Abhidharmakośa-Bhāṣya. Selfless Minds offers a new reading of this no-self view as defending not only eliminativism abou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chadha, Monima
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Vasubandhu. > Abhidharmakośabhāṣya.
Abhidharmakośabhāṣya (Vasubandhu)
Metaphysics.
Métaphysique.
metaphysics.
PHILOSOPHY.
Mind & Body.
Metaphysics
History of philosophy, philosophical traditions.
Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Halftitle page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication page
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Note to the Reader
  • 1. Historical Introduction to Abhidharma Buddhist Philosophy
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 The Place of Abhidharma Philosophy in Buddhist Tradition
  • 1.3 Seminal Texts and Key Philosophers
  • 1.4 Distinctive Abhidharma Theses
  • 1.5 Buddhist Meditation: Abhidharma Theoretical Framework
  • 1.6 Conclusion
  • 2. Self/No-Self in Abhidharma Philosophy
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 A Framework for Buddhist No-Self Views
  • 2.3 Self and No-Self in Vasubandhu's Philosophy
  • 2.4 Contemporary Reconstructions of Persons in Buddhist Philosophy
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3. The Abhidharma Buddhist Account of Conscious Experience
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Abhidharma Account of Conscious Experience
  • 3.3 The Subjectivity Challenge
  • 3.4 The Phenomenological Challenge
  • 3.5 The Metaphysical Challenge
  • 3.6 The Mature Abhidharma Solution
  • 3.7 Conclusion
  • 4. Episodic Memories Without a Self
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Challenge to the Abhidharma View
  • 4.3 Is the Abhidharma Buddhist Susceptible to This Challenge?
  • 4.4 Abhidharma Explanation of Episodic Memory
  • 4.5 Conclusion
  • 5. Synchronic Unity Without a Self
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 What Do We Mean by Synchronic Unity?
  • 5.3 A Nyāya Challenge: Synchronic Unity
  • 5.4 A Conventionalist Reply on Behalf of Vasubandhu
  • 5.5 An Intellectualist Reply
  • 5.6 The Generation and the Effects of Synchronic Unity
  • 5.7 Synchronic Sense of Self and Soteriology
  • 5.8 Conclusion
  • 6. No-Self and the Phenomenology of Agency
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Vasubandhu on Responsibility Without Agency
  • 6.3 Abhidharma Deconstruction of the Minimal Self
  • 6.4 Is There an Experience of Agency?
  • 6.5 Conclusion
  • 7. No-Self and the Phenomenology of Ownership
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Vasubandhu's View as a No-Ownership View
  • 7.3 Incoherence Objections and a Response on Behalf of Vasubandhu
  • 7.4 Is There an Experience of Ownership?
  • 7.5 Conclusion
  • 8. On What Matters
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Parfit and Vasubandhu
  • 8.3 Reductionism and Preservationism
  • 8.4 Reductionism and Revisionism
  • 8.5 Conclusion
  • 9. The Buddhist Path
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Vasubandhu's Account of the Structure of the Path and the Ideal
  • 9.3 Preliminary Concerns and Response
  • 9.4 Concerns About the Boddhisattva Ideal
  • 9.5 Is the Bodhisattva Ideal Worth Pursuing?
  • 9.6 Conclusion
  • Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Index