How have Buddhist philosophers distinguished between self and subject? In the following lecture, Georges B. J. Dreyfus (professor of Religion at Williams College) explores the idea of the subject—not as an objective self-entity—but as process of self-awareness.
In what is perhaps best described as a work of "fusion philosophy," Dreyfus presents his case within a phenomenologically informed perspective that considers the philosophical ideas of Edmund Husserl, as well as contemporary thinkers like Dan Zahavi, Miri Albahari, and the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio.
The title of this lecture is "Self, Consciousness & Subjectivity: A Preliminary Buddhist Account" and it was delievered to the Columbia Society for Comparative Philosophy at Columbia University on the 25th of January, 2008. The philosopher Mark Siderits (Chair of the University Seminar on Comparative Philosophy) introduced and responded to Professor Dreyfus' lecture.
This podcast was produced by the Columbia Society for Comparative Philosophy.
See also "The Reflective Self" >>
(A panel discussion with Georges Dreyfus, Dan Zahavi, Evan Thompson, & John Dunne.)
Hi Chris,
Fantastic! I have been waiting for this podcast :)
Posted by: Loden Jinpa | Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Thank you for publishing this podcast. Please can you advise how I can reference it?
Cheers,
Gillian
Posted by: Gillian G. Tan | Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 06:51 AM