Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self & Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation & Philosophy

\”In a game-changing book that is both an intellectual tour de force and the courageous statement of a life’s ideal, Thompson brilliantly demonstrates how Indian philosophical thought can join forces with the neurosciences to create a new science of the conscious mind. A must-read for anyone who believes that the future of philosophy is crosscultural.\” Jonardon Ganeri, University of Sussex and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

\”Lively, engaging, and accessible, Waking, Dreaming, Being makes clear the relevance and relationship of contemplative neuroscience and neurophenomenology to core questions in the philosophy of mind.\” Alfred W. Kaszniak, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Arizona

\”Evan Thompson has been at the forefront of the fields of philosophy of mind and cognitive science for the past two decades, and his technical competence extends to Asian philosophy as well. Waking, Dreaming, Being ventures down paths that many ‘serious scholars’ fear to tread, dealing not only with traditional epistemological puzzles posed by dreaming and dreamless sleep but also with near-death experiences and other extraordinary states. Thompson covers a tremendous amount of ground in this volume, and his analysis is informed by an interdisciplinary breadth that is second to none.\” Robert H. Sharf, director of the Center for Buddhist Studies, University of California, Berkeley