Psychology 391D - S-Consciousness

Fall
2012
01
3.00
Richard Bogartz

TU TH 9:30AM 10:45AM

UMass Amherst
74594
This course compares current philosophical and psychological perspectives on consciousness with those found in religious scriptures. For example, on the one hand, first person vs. third person perspective, the relation of consciousness to brain, the existence of qualia, blindsight, zombies, inverted spectra, what it is like to be a bat, and on the other hand, pure consciousness, the unity of mystical thought, heaven within, Buddha nature, Samadhi, Dhyana and Prajna, suchness, the prayer of quiet, the cloud of unknowing, all this is that.

Senior Psychology Majors only. Pre Req: PSYCH 240 & 241

Permission is required for interchange registration during all registration periods.