book
The oneness hypothesis : beyond the boundary of self /
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- Title
- The oneness hypothesis : beyond the boundary of self /
- Author/Creator
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Schwitzgebel, Eric 1968- , editor
Sarkissian, Hagop , editor
Harrison, Victoria S. , editor
Flanagan, Owen J. 1949- , editor
Ivanhoe, P. J., editor
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Publisher Date
- [2018]
- Description
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The idea that the self is inextricably intertwined with the rest of the world--the "oneness hypothesis"--can be found in many of the world's philosophical and religious traditions. Oneness provides ways to imagine and achieve a more expansive conception of the self as fundamentally connected with other people, creatures, and things. Such views present challenges to Western hyperindividualism and its excessive concern with self-interest and tendency toward self-centered behavior. This anthology presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the nature and implications of the oneness hypothesis. While fundamentally inspired by East and South Asian traditions, in which such a view is often critical to their philosophical approach, this collection also draws upon religious studies, psychology, and Western philosophy, as well as sociology, evolutionary theory, and cognitive neuroscience. Contributors trace the oneness hypothesis through the works of East Asian and Western schools, including Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, Buddhism, and Platonism and such thinkers as Zhuangzi, Kant, James, and Dewey.
- Note
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Victoria S. Harrison is a professor of University of Macau. (Described on 20/05/2019)
- Subject
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Whole and parts (Philosophy)
Concord
Monism
Self (Philosophy)
Other (Philosophy)
Philosophy
Religion
- Library URL
- 991007797329706306
