PHENOMENOLOGY AND THE IMPERSONAL SUBJECT: BETWEEN SELF AND NO-SELF.

The article focuses on reconciling the Buddhist doctrine of no-self with the reality of the self by drawing on the phenomenological tradition. It explores the possibility of an ontologically robust notion of the self as a constellated structure grounded in an impersonal subject; highlighting the imp...

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Publicado en:Philosophy East & West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 286 - 307
Autor principal: Johnson, David W.
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Publicado: University of Hawai'i Apr2023
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Sumario:The article focuses on reconciling the Buddhist doctrine of no-self with the reality of the self by drawing on the phenomenological tradition. It explores the possibility of an ontologically robust notion of the self as a constellated structure grounded in an impersonal subject; highlighting the importance of subject-dependent properties; and the indispensability of the self in ethical and social responsibilities.