The retinal blind spot in the scientific vision of our origins
Format:
Website
Publication Date:
199800/1998
Publisher:
University of California Television (UCTV). University of California.
Place of Publication:
California
Sources ID:
128361
Collection:
Tibetan and Himalayan Library
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
(Show)
In this webcast, B. Alan Wallace, a scholar of Buddhism and science, looks at the history and philosophy of science. Drawing extensively on his background in the cognitive and physical sciences, he argues that subjectivity and consciousness have been systematically overlooked in the scientific pursuit of understanding reality, or, in other words, consciousness is "retinal blind spot" in our understanding of the universe. Based on his background in Buddhist and other contemplative traditions he offers a method of exploring the nature and origins of consciousness. (Zach Rowinski 2004-05-19)