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Filosofía oriental y ciencias cognitivas : una introducción

Iker Puente

Enrahonar An international journal of theoretical and practical reason January 1, 2011 DOI: 10.5565/rev/enrahonar.154 via CORE

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Eastern philosophy, particularly its integration with cognitive science, has grown in Western thought over the twentieth century, spurred by interest from philosophers, linguists, psychologists, and physicists. After reviewing historical introductions and research on meditation practices, the essay identifies transpersonal psychology and cognitive science as two major sources of this interest. The essay concludes that Eastern philosophy can inspire psychology and cognitive science, offering creative models for understanding the relationship between humans, the mind, and nature.

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Topics Meditation
Keywords Eastern philosophy Oriental philosophy Asian philosophy Eastern traditions Eastern thought
Key finding Eastern philosophy may serve as a source of inspiration and a model for new ways of understanding the relationship between humans, the mind, and nature in psychology and cognitive science.

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Este ensayo se propone reflexionar sobre la introducción e influencia de la filosofía orien­tal en el pensamiento occidental, y en particular su relación con las ciencias cognitivas. Se inicia la discusión con un repaso histórico de la introducción de la filosofía oriental en el pensamiento occidental. Después se repasa el progresivo aumento de interés que se produjo a lo largo del siglo xx, propiciado por el interés mostrado por filósofos, lingüistas, psicólogos y físicos occidentales, entre otros. Tras repasar brevemente las principales inves­tigaciones realizadas sobre las diferentes prácticas de meditación, se concluye revisando dos de las principales fuentes de interés hacia la filosofía oriental que aparecieron en la segunda mitad del siglo xx: la psicología transpersonal y las ciencias cognitivas. A partir de este repaso histórico, se concluye que la filosofía oriental puede ser una fuente de inspiración para la psicología y las ciencias cognitivas, y pueden servir de modelo para nuevas formas creativas de entender la relación entre los seres humanos, la mente y la naturaleza.The aim of this essay is to reflect on the introduction and influence of Eastern philosophy in Western thought, and in particular its relationship to cognitive science. Discussion begins with a historical review of the introduction of Eastern philosophy in Western thought. Then reviews the gradual increase of interest that occurred over the twentieth century, encouraged by the interest shown by philosophers, linguists, psychologists and Western physicists, among others. After briefly reviewing the main research on the differ­ent practices of meditation, we conclude by reviewing two major sources ofinterest in Eastern philosophy that have appeared in the second half of the twentieth century: trasn­personal psychology and cognitive science. From this historical review, we conclude that Eastern philosophy may be a source of inspiration for psychology and cognitive science, and can serve as a model for creative new ways to understand the relationship between human beings, the mind and nature

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