Mirror of nature, mirror of self : models of consciousness in Sāṃkhya, yoga, and Advaita Vedānta / Dimitry Shevchenko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shevchenko, Dimitry, author.

Series:

Rocher Indology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brahmanism.

Consciousness.

Reductionism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Mirror of Nature, Mirror of Self considers theories of consciousness in Indian philosophical traditions through the metaphor of reflection in a mirror. Just as a face appears where it is not in a mirror's reflection, so do consciousness and its properties, such as the sense of self, subjectivity, and experience. In a dialogue with psychoanalytical theory and contemporary philosophy of mind, the book develops a new model of consciousness and contributes to contemporary debates.

Contents:

Cover

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Mirror Models of Consciousness in Early Sources and Indian Philosophical Systems

1.1 Early Vedic Metaphysics of Image Formation

1.1.1 Vedic Metaphysics of Resemblance

1.1.2 The General Condition of Phenomenal Representation (GCPR)

1.1.3 The General Condition of Phenomenal Formation (GCPF)

1.2 The Mirror Model of Consciousness in the Chandogya Upani.ad

1.3 Mirror Models in Buddhism

1.4 Metaphysical Approaches to Reflection in a Mirror

1.4.1 Sarvastivadins and Dar..antikas: The Debate on the Reality of Reflection

1.4.2 Nyaya and Mima.sa: The Reflected Image Is Nothing but the Prototype Object

1.4.3 Santarak.ita and Kamalasila: The Reflected Image Has No Objective Support

1.4.4 Pratibimbavada in Kashmiri Saivism

2 Consciousness Reflects the Mind, the Mind Reflects Consciousness: Mirror Models in Sa.khya and Yoga

2.1 Sa.khya-.Yoga Metaphysics

2.2 Reflection in the Mental Faculty

2.2.1 External Objects

2.2.2 The Self

2.3. Reflection in the self

2.4 Vijñanabhik.u's Double-.Reflection Theory

2.5 Mental Representation of the Self in Yoga (Asmita)

2.6 K.C. Bhattacharyya's Interpretation of Mutual Reflection Theory

2.7 Summary

3 One Consciousness, Many Mirrors: Mirror Models in Advaita Vedanta

3.1 Non-.dualist Theories of Reflection before Sa.kara

3.2 Sa.kara's Theories of Reflection

3.2.1 Sa.kara's Theory of Brahman's Reflection in Jiva

3.2.2 Sa.kara's Theory of Reflection in the Upadesasahasri

3.3 Pratibimbavada

3.3.1 Padmapada's Theory of Reflection

3.3.2 Pratibimbavada: Later Developments

3.4 Summary

4 New Mirrors: Indian Theories of Reflection, Jacques Lacan, and Thomas Metzinger

4.1 Lacan's Mirror Models

4.1.1 The First Reflection: The Ego.

4.1.2 The Model of Two Mirrors

4.1.3 Second Reflection: Consciousness

4.1.4 Mirror Stage in Perspective: Wallon and Lacan

4.1.5 Lacan: Summary

4.2 Thomas Metzinger's Representational Theory of Pure Consciousness

4.3 Reflection in a Mirror and the Hard Problem of Consciousness

4.4 New Theories of Consciousness-.Matter Dualism, Mirror Interactionism, and Representationalism

Abbreviations

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Shevchenko, Dimitry Mirror of Nature, Mirror of Self

ISBN:

9780197665534

OCLC:

1375296111