The Embodied Self: Evan Thompson in Discussion with Krista Tippett

The New York Academy of Sciences - December 7, 2010
To Be or Not To Be: The Self as Illusion

Philosopher Evan Thompson explains how mindfulness techniques can assist neuroscientists in studying different states of consciousness, and the importance of the notion of an embodied self.

This is an excerpt from the first in a six-part series, Perspectives on the Self, which brings together experts from the sciences and the humanities for conversations on the evolving meaning and experience of the Self.

To view the full-length video, and for more information about this series, visit http://www.nourfoundation.com/self

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Evan
• Thompson
• Krista
• Tippett
• Buddhism
• self
• consciousness
• ego