Analytical Buddhism: The Two-tiered Illusion of Self

Albahari, M.

Does the self - a unified, separate, persisting thinker/owner/agent - exist? Drawing on Western philosophy, neurology and Theravadin Buddhism, this book argues that the self is an illusion created by a tier of non-illusory consciousness and a tier of desire-driven thought and emotion, and that separateness underpins the self's illusory status.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2006-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349283033

DOI: 10.1057/9780230800540

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 235