Jonathan B. Edelmann, "Hindu Theology and Biology: The Bhagavata Purana and Contemporary Theory" (Oxford UP, 2020)
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The Relationship Between Thought, Consciousness and Body or Brain
i don't know if that creates a potential for any kind of constructive philosophical engagement between the two, but am the thethe best answer that i have at this point. What the indian traditions are saying is that you don't need to disbelieve the idea that the relationship between thought, consciousness and body or brain, is very, very tightly wound. The state of avida, am, whatever we call ourselves now, is very much defined by the body and am because the body produces a thought,. It contains memories and intellect and propino powers of cognition, decision making. All these things that people in sa nero science, philosophy of mind, darwinistic views about biology in
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