Expanding Our View Of The Mind - Evan Thompson

In this episode, Wendy Hasenkamp speaks with philosopher of mind Evan Thompson about embodied cognition and contemplative science. They discuss his work with Francisco Varela and the beginnings of the conversation between Buddhism and cognitive science, why philosophy matters, the project of neurophenomenology and the integration of first- and third-person methods, 4E cognition (that mind is embodied, embedded, extended, and enacted), the “self” as construction vs. illusion, and much more.

Reviews

I wish i could listen to him talk to Thich Nhat Hanh. As I understand, and I am certainly not more than a beginner after 30 plus years of practice, the point of meditation is to see the I i think I am in the ordinary realm is indeed a construction. When I look deeper I see the interconnectedness of all things, my true self which is really all that is. Me and not me. All yet not all. But I'm likely wrong. Great discussion. Very engaging. Thank you.

Brilliant!🙏🏻

Quite intersting have to give this one a bit of contemplation!

Fascinating to learn some of the history on Mind and Life and to gain understanding of the concepts that have emerged and how that has come about