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Commentary on Dan Arnold, Brains, Buddhas, and Believing: The Problem of Intentionality in Classical Buddhist and Cognitive-Scientific Philosophy of Mind

Evan Thompson

November 15, 2017 DOI: 10.31231/osf.io/aj6p5_v1 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Commentary
Topics Buddhism Philosophy of mind
Keywords Intentionality Epistemology Cognition Cognitive science Psychoanalysis Theology Metaphysics
Key points Engages with Arnold's argument that classical Buddhist and cognitive-scientific approaches to intentionality offer mutually illuminating perspectives on the nature of mind and meaning.

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This paper is a commentary on Dan Arnold's book, Brains, Buddhas, and Believing: The Problem of Intentionality in Classical Buddhist and Cognitive-Scientific Philosophy of Mind, presented at the Toshide Numata Book Prize Symposium, "Taking Buddhist Philosophy of Mind Seriously," University of California, Berkeley, November 15, 2013.

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