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7 • Tibetan Buddhist Accounts in Dialogue with Contemporary Philosophy of Mind

Chiara Mascarello

July 31, 2025 DOI: 10.30687/978-88-6969-929-0/007 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper
Topics Buddhism Philosophy of mind
Keywords Buddhist philosophy Epistemology Theology
Key points Argues that Indo-Tibetan Buddhist accounts of self-awareness can offer fresh and transformative cross-cultural insights into the reflexive nature of consciousness, potentially enriching contemporary philosophy of mind debates.

Abstract

This chapter turns to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind, opening a dialogue with the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition of self-awareness. Engaging recent perspectives alongside their conceptual foundations, it explores whether traditional accounts may offer fresh and transformative cross-cultural insights into the reflexive nature of consciousness.

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