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Can Cessation Be a Cognitive State? Philosophical Implications of the Apophatic Teachings of the Early Buddhist Nikāyas |
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Polak, Grzegorz (著)
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| Source |
Philosophy East and West
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| Volume | v.73 n.3 |
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| Date | 2023.07 |
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| Pages | 740 - 761 |
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| Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
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https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/
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| Location | Honolulu, HI, US [檀香山, 夏威夷州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Author Affiliation: Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. |
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| Abstract | The Nikāyas contain several apophatic descriptions of a state of cessation that occurs during the life of an individual. Furthermore, some texts suggest that this cessation paradoxically coincides with liberating insight. This article attempts to draw out philosophical implications of these passages and to reconstruct the ideas serving as their basis. To make better sense of these ideas, the article compares early Buddhist views with certain developments in modern philosophy of mind. It argues that cessation of khandha-s and saḷāyatana-s may be viewed as suspension of various aspects of globally available phenomenal consciousness. It hypothesizes that this suspension is necessary due to the latter's processed character, which precludes direct cognition of reality. It attempts to account for a cognitive nature of cessation by suggesting the possibility of the mind (citta) working independently of phenomenal consciousness. It also considers the issue of cognitive content of cessation and of its expressibility. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 740
Cessation as a Special Meditative State 740
What Philosophical Position Is Implied by the Concept of Cessation? 744
Does Cessation Involve the Mind? 745
Limitations of Ordinary Phenomenal Consciousness as a Medium of Cognizing Reality 747
Does Cessation Occur in Ordinary Life? 749
Can Cessation Be a State of Insight? 750
The Mechanism of Cessation 751
The Cognitive Content of Cessation and the Issue of Its Expressibility 753
Notes 756
References 758
Primary Sources (Original Text) 758
Secondary Sources (Essays and Articles) 758 |
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| ISSN | 00318221 (P); 15291898 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1353/pew.2023.a903371 |
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| Created date | 2024.03.18 |
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| Modified date | 2024.03.19 |
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