Machine Learning, Plant Learning, and the Destabilization of Buddhist Psychology
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies October 1, 2020 DOI: 10.15239/hijbs.03.02.03 (opens in new tab) via OpenAlex
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism |
| Keywords | Cognitive psychology Cognitive science Psychotherapist Geography |
| Citations | 3 |
| Key points | Argues that recent AI developments and plant-learning research challenge Buddhist philosophy of mind and ethics by extending the reach of mind beyond what premodern Buddhists allowed. |
Abstract
Recent developments in artificial intelligence and the nascent scientific literature on 'plant learning' pose serious challenges to Buddhist philosophy of mind and to Buddhist practical ethics. These challenges are of two general types. First, the empirical results threaten to extend the reach of mind more broadly than premodern South Asian and Tibetan Buddhists were willing to allow, calling into question the rational defensibility of a range of Buddhist moral commitments.