Indian Philosophy (sarva darshana saamkathya)

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> . Mind and consciousness are equally shrouded in mystery as far as science is concerned. Most hard core scientists just talk about neuronal functioning while on the topic of the mind. But the gap between consciousness and neuronal mechanisms is a very wide one. Many scientists take a cheap route and deny that there is anything called consciousness. I call it cheap, because it is very easy to get rid of a problem by insisting/pretending that it doesn't exist. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


In this context, some readers may find these lectures by one of the celebrated neuroscientists of our time interesting reading :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/lecturer.shtml

1. Phantoms in the Brain

2. Synapses and the Self

3. The Artful Brain

4. Purple Numbers and Sharp Cheese

5. Neuroscience - the New Philosophy


BTW, here is one of my favorite quotes for all occasions --

Even though its common knowledge these days, it never ceases to amaze me that all the richness of our mental life -- all our feelings, our emotions, our thoughts, our ambitions, our love life, our religious sentiments and even what each of us regards us his own intimate private self -- is simply the activity of these little specks of jelly in your head, in your brain. There is nothing else.

~ Vilayanur Ramachandran