UID:
almahu_9949481300802882
Format:
1 online resource (224 p.)
ISBN:
9780691220291
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9783110993899
Content:
Why you don't have a self-and why that's a good thingIn Losing Ourselves, Jay Garfield, a leading expert on Buddhist philosophy, offers a brief and radically clear account of an idea that at first might seem frightening but that promises to liberate us and improve our lives, our relationships, and the world. Drawing on Indian and East Asian Buddhism, Daoism, Western philosophy, and cognitive neuroscience, Garfield shows why it is perfectly natural to think you have a self-and why it actually makes no sense at all and is even dangerous. Most importantly, he explains why shedding the illusion that you have a self can make you a better person.Examining a wide range of arguments for and against the existence of the self, Losing Ourselves makes the case that there are not only good philosophical and scientific reasons to deny the reality of the self, but that we can lead healthier social and moral lives if we understand that we are selfless persons. The book describes why the Buddhist idea of no-self is so powerful and why it has immense practical benefits, helping us to abandon egoism, act more morally and ethically, be more spontaneous, perform more expertly, and navigate ordinary life more skillfully. Getting over the self-illusion also means escaping the isolation of self-identity and becoming a person who participates with others in the shared enterprise of life.The result is a transformative book about why we have nothing to lose-and everything to gain-by losing our selves.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Acknowledgments --
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1 Who Do You Think You Are? --
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2 Why You Have No Self --
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3 What You Really Are --
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4 The Self Strikes Back --
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5 The Self Strikes Back II --
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6 Immersion --
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7 Ethics --
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8 Affirmation --
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9 Being in the World --
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10 Getting Over Yourself --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index --
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A Note on the Type
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110992762
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Philosophy 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110992755
In:
Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110749731
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691220284
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
DOI:
10.1515/9780691220291
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691220291?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691220291
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