Logical Analyses of Vipassanā Meditation

In this paper we propose logical analyses of Vipassanā Meditation as modus ponens or universal instantiation, as based upon identification, analysis, and interpretation of the meditation as a (spiritual) thought experiment (STE like e.g. huàtóus and koans in Chan and Zen).*The analyses consist in co...

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Auteur principal: Hertogh, C. P. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge [2018]
Dans: Contemporary buddhism
Année: 2018, Volume: 19, Numéro: 2, Pages: 251-274
Sujets non-standardisés:B mindfulness (sati)
B Koan
B huàtóu
B modus ponens (instantiation)
B enthymeme
B Thought Experiment
B Vipassanā Meditation
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Résumé:In this paper we propose logical analyses of Vipassanā Meditation as modus ponens or universal instantiation, as based upon identification, analysis, and interpretation of the meditation as a (spiritual) thought experiment (STE like e.g. huàtóus and koans in Chan and Zen).*The analyses consist in completing the unfinished enthymematic argument of the Sutta-nipāta by explication of hidden major. We speculate the thought experiment inference might be brought about by a faculty like mindfulness. The thought experiment analyses link the meditation to global cross-cultural theories and arguments in philosophy as Ibn Sīnā's Flying Man and, notably, René Descartes's Cogito. Last, we will give some indications how Vipassanā Meditation may be explained with help of western theories of consciousness.
ISSN:1476-7953
Contient:Enthalten in: Contemporary buddhism
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14639947.2018.1498604