The Taboo of Subjectivity: Towards a New Science of Consciousness

by Wallace, B. Alan

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Book desription: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. This book looks at the ways of exploring the nature, origins, and potentials of consciousness within the context of science and religion; arguing that the metaphysical doctrine of scientific materialism has taken on the role of ersatz-religion for its adherents, the author traces its development from its Greek and Judeo-Christian origins, focusing on the interrelation between the Protestant Reformation and the Scientific Revolution; he argues that the metaphysical principles of scientific materialism have impeded scientific research into subjective states of awareness, including the nature of consciousness itself; drawing on the writings of James, Putnam, Augustine, and various Indian Buddhist contemplatives, he presents a theoretical framework and mode of inquiry that combines both objective and subjective methods of research

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