The Illusion of Self - Hume & Buddhism

source: Philosophical Overdose     2017年1月16日
Descartes famously claimed that the one thing which is absolutely certain and cannot be doubted is the existence of himself as a conscious thinking subject. But the existence of the self has been challenged, both in the east and west. David Hume maintained that there's only a bundle of memories, perceptions, and thoughts, but no underlying subject or self which "has" them, to which they belong and are held together. So too, Buddhists also reject the existence of a self which persists through time, as a consequence of a rejection of permanence generally. This all sounds quite counterintuitive, especially to the western ear. What are the implications? What does this mean for ethics and our conception of mind?
This is an episode of ABC National's Philosopher's Zone. Joe Gelonesi discusses the no self view in Buddhism with Professor Alison Gopnik and Monima Chadha. For more information, go to: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/p...

Buddhism & Philosophy (Graham Priest Interview)

source: Philosophical Overdose    2016年8月26日
An interview with Graham Priest on some central ideas in Buddhist thought. Among the topics discussed include the illusion of the self, the impermanence of everything (i.e. Becoming over Being), the monistic notion that everything is one and interconnected, the notion of Nirvana, and the possible ethical implications.
Graham Priest is Professor of Philosophy at University of Melbourne and is best known for his work in mathematical logic.
This is part of an ABC radio national podcast called the Philosopher's Zone from a few years back.

Robert Thurman: "Buddhist Ethics" | Talks at Google

source: Talks at Google     2015年10月30日
Prof. Thurman discusses Buddhist ethics, which he translates as the ten-fold path of skillful and unskillful action. Instead of right and wrong, Professor Thurman urges us to consider ethical behavior as any action that helps us evolve on the path toward enlightenment. He provides a blue print for those seeking to bring spiritual values into the workplace and beyond.

Introduction to Religion--Lora J. Hobbs / Missouri State U

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source: Missouri State University     Last updated on May 21, 2015
REL 100: Introduction to Religion
Investigates what religion is and does, compares religious ideas and practices, and explores how religion influences the relationship between individual and community.
Learn more about Missouri State iCourses at http://outreach.missouristate.edu/icourses.htm

Lecture 0 - Course Intro 18:17
Lecture 1 - Legality of Studying Religion 34:02
Lecture 2 - Relevance of Studying Religion 33:53
Lecture 3 - Faith Development 50:05
Lecture 4 - Existence of God 35:40
Lecture 5 -The Problem of Evil 49:28
Lecture 6 - Defining Religion: Otto and Marx 37:37
Lecture 7 - Defining Religion: Freud and Tillich 40:38
Lecture 8 - Defining Religion: Tillich Continued 21:28
Lecture 9 - Indigenous Religions 42:10
Lecture 10 - Haitian Voodoo 25:11
Lecture 11 - Hinduism, Part 1 21:57
Lecture 12 - Hinduism, Part 2 34:58
Lecture 13 - Buddhism, Part 1 25:22
Lecture 14 - Buddhism, Part 2 37:16
Lecture 15 - Judaism, Part 1 44:09
Lecture 16 - Judaism, Part 2 22:10
Lecture 17 - Christianity, Part 1 42:59
Lecture 18 - Christianity, Part 2 31:03
Lecture 19 - Islam, Part 1 28:35
Lecture 20 - Islam, Part 2 19:49
Lecture 21 - Unit 2 Review 21:11
Lecture 22 - Ethics and Religion, Part 1 29:46
Lecture 23 - Ethics and Religion, Part 2 24:35
Guest Lecture 1 - New Religious Movements, Part 1 46:26
Guest Lecture 2 - New Religious Movements, Part 2 41:54
Guest Lecture 3 - Ozarks Religion 39:35
Lecture 24 - Future of Religion 31:24

Slavoj Žižek. The Irony of Buddhism. 2012

source: egsvideo  2012年11月26日
http://www.egs.edu/ Slavoj Žižek, philosopher and author, talking about the truth and irony of Buddhism. In this lecture Slavoj Žižek discusses Badiou's conception of the Event and supernumerary element, the universality of truth, the paradox of inactivity, the temporality of analysis, American ideology, the problem of bodhisattva, politics of sacrifice and the gap between ethics and enlightenment in relationship to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Ayn Rand, Jean Pierre Dupuy, Alain Badiou, Karl Marx, Jacques-Alain Miller, Jacques Lacan, George Orwell, Theodor Adorno and Adam Kotsko focusing on retroactivity, the symptomal point, freedom of choice, capitalism, Stalinism, the Dali Lama, suffering, reincarnation, nirvana and Mahayana. Public open lecture for the students and faculty of the European Graduate School EGS Media and Communication Studies department program Saas-Fee Switzerland Europe. 2012.

Slavoj Žižek. The Buddhist Ethic and the Spirit of Global Capitalism. 2012

source: European Graduate School    2012年10月2日
http://www.egs.edu/ Slavoj Žižek, contemporary philosopher and psychoanalyst, discusses Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, Western Buddhism, the West, capitalism, science, ideology, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, psychoanalysis, bodhisattva, samsara, enlightenment, kharma, nirvana, war, Thomas Metzinger, free will, Benjamin Libet, Martin Heidegger, Patricia and Paul Churchland, and The Lion King. Public open lecture for the students and faculty of the European Graduate School EGS Media and Communication Studies department program Saas-Fee Switzerland. 2012 Slavoj Žižek.