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From the Five Aggregates to Phenomenal Consciousness: Toward a Cross-Cultural Cognitive Science

Jake H. Davis, Evan Thompson

DOI: 10.31231/osf.io/bs8af (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper
Key points Argues that the Buddhist five aggregates scheme offers a valuable perspective for contemporary philosophical theories of consciousness.

Abstract

This chapter examines relates current philosophical conceptions of consciousness to the Buddhist scheme known as the five aggregates.