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'''Evan Thompson''' (born 1962) is a professor of [[philosophy]] at the [[University of British Columbia]]. He writes about [[cognitive science]], [[Phenomenology (philosophy)|phenomenology]], [[philosophy of mind]], and cross-cultural philosophy, especially [[Buddhist philosophy]] in dialogue with Western philosophy of mind and cognitive science.
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'''Evan Thompson''' (born 1962) is a professor of [[Wikipedia:philosophy|philosophy]] at the [[Wikipedia:University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia]]. He writes about [[Wikipedia:cognitive science|cognitive science]], [[Wikipedia:Phenomenology (philosophy)|phenomenology]], [[Wikipedia:philosophy of mind|philosophy of mind]], and cross-cultural philosophy, especially [[Wikipedia:Buddhist philosophy|Buddhist philosophy]] in dialogue with Western philosophy of mind and cognitive science.
  
 
==Life==
 
==Life==
  
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As a child, Thompson was [[home-schooled]] at the [[Lindisfarne Association]], a think tank and retreat founded by his father, [[William Irwin Thompson]]. In 1977, Thompson met Chilean phenomenologist [[Francisco Varela]] when Varela attended a Lindisfarne conference which was organized by Thompson Senior and [[Gregory Bateson]]. Thompson received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the [[University of Toronto]] in 1990 and an A.B. in Asian Studies from [[Amherst College]] in 1983.
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As a child, Thompson was [[Wikipedia:home-schooled|home-schooled]] at the [[Wikipedia:Lindisfarne Association|Lindisfarne Association]], a think tank and retreat founded by his father, [[Wikipedia:William Irwin Thompson|William Irwin Thompson]]. In 1977, Thompson met Chilean phenomenologist [[Francisco Varela]] when Varela attended a Lindisfarne conference which was organized by Thompson Senior and [[Wikipedia:Gregory Bateson|Gregory Bateson]]. Thompson received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the [[Wikipedia:University of Toronto|University of Toronto]] in 1990 and an A.B. in Asian Studies from [[Wikipedia:Amherst College|Amherst College]] in 1983.
  
 
==Career==
 
==Career==
  
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Thompson has taught at the University of Toronto, [[Concordia University (Montreal)|Concordia University]], [[Boston University]], and [[York University]]. While at York University, Thompson was also a member of the Centre for Vision Research. Thompson has held visiting appointments at the Center for Subjectivity Research in [[Copenhagen]], and at the [[University of Colorado, Boulder]]. Thompson worked with [[Francisco Varela]] at CREA ([[Centre de Recherche en Epistemologie Appliquée]]) at the [[Ecole Polytechnique]] in [[Paris]]. During this time, Varela and Thompson, along with [[Eleanor Rosch]], wrote ''The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience,'' which introduced the approach to cognitive science known as [[enactivism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/embodied-mind|title=The Embodied Mind &#124; The MIT Press|first=The MIT|last=Press|website=mitpress.mit.edu}}</ref> Thompson's book, ''Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind'', argues for a deep continuity between life and mind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674057517|title=Mind in Life — Evan Thompson|website=www.hup.harvard.edu}}</ref> In 2020, Thompson published ''[[Why I Am Not A Buddhist]],'' which argues against what he calls Buddhist exceptionalism, "the belief that Buddhism is superior to other religions...or that Buddhism isn't really a religion but rather is a kind of 'mind science,' therapy, philosophy, or a way of life based on meditation."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Evan |authorlink1 = Evan Thompson|title=Why I am Not a Buddhist |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |page=1}}</ref>
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Thompson has taught at the University of Toronto, [[Wikipedia:Concordia University (Montreal)|Concordia University]], [[Wikipedia:Boston University|Boston University]], and [[Wikipedia:York University|York University]]. While at York University, Thompson was also a member of the Centre for Vision Research. Thompson has held visiting appointments at the Center for Subjectivity Research in [[Wikipedia:Copenhagen|Copenhagen]], and at the [[Wikipedia:University of Colorado, Boulder|University of Colorado, Boulder]]. Thompson worked with [[Francisco Varela]] at CREA ([[Wikipedia:Centre de Recherche en Epistemologie Appliquée|Centre de Recherche en Epistemologie Appliquée]]) at the [[Wikipedia:Ecole Polytechnique|Ecole Polytechnique]] in [[Wikipedia:Paris|Paris]]. During this time, Varela and Thompson, along with [[Wikipedia:Eleanor Rosch|Eleanor Rosch]], wrote ''The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience,'' which introduced the approach to cognitive science known as [[Wikipedia:enactivism|enactivism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/embodied-mind|title=The Embodied Mind &#124; The MIT Press|first=The MIT|last=Press|website=mitpress.mit.edu}}</ref> Thompson's book, ''Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind'', argues for a deep continuity between life and mind.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674057517|title=Mind in Life — Evan Thompson|website=www.hup.harvard.edu}}</ref> In 2020, Thompson published ''[[Why I Am Not A Buddhist]],'' which argues against what he calls Buddhist exceptionalism, "the belief that Buddhism is superior to other religions...or that Buddhism isn't really a religion but rather is a kind of 'mind science,' therapy, philosophy, or a way of life based on meditation."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Evan |authorlink1 = Evan Thompson|title=Why I am Not a Buddhist |date=2020 |publisher=Yale University Press |page=1}}</ref>
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
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*[[Francisco Varela]], Evan Thompson, and [[Eleanor Rosch]], ''The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience''. MIT Press, 1991.
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*[[Francisco Varela]], Evan Thompson, and [[Wikipedia:Eleanor Rosch|Eleanor Rosch]], ''The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience''. MIT Press, 1991.
 
*''Colour Vision: A Study in Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of Perception'' Routledge Press, 1995
 
*''Colour Vision: A Study in Cognitive Science and the Philosophy of Perception'' Routledge Press, 1995
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*''Between Ourselves: Second Person Issues in the Study of Consciousness''. Imprint Academic, 2001. Published also as a special triple issue of the ''[[Journal of Consciousness Studies]]''
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*''Between Ourselves: Second Person Issues in the Study of Consciousness''. Imprint Academic, 2001. Published also as a special triple issue of the ''[[Wikipedia:Journal of Consciousness Studies|Journal of Consciousness Studies]]''
 
*Alva Noe and Evan Thompson, eds., ''Vision and Mind: Selected Readings in the Philosophy of Perception''. MIT Press, 2002.
 
*Alva Noe and Evan Thompson, eds., ''Vision and Mind: Selected Readings in the Philosophy of Perception''. MIT Press, 2002.
 
*''The Problem of Consciousness: New Essays in Phenomenological Philosophy of Mind''. ''Canadian Journal of Philosophy'', Supplementary Volume 29: 2003. University of Alberta Press
 
*''The Problem of Consciousness: New Essays in Phenomenological Philosophy of Mind''. ''Canadian Journal of Philosophy'', Supplementary Volume 29: 2003. University of Alberta Press
 
*Giovanna Colombetti and Evan Thompson, eds., ''Emotion Experience''. Imprint Academic, 2005. Published also as a special triple issue of the ''Journal of Consciousness Studies''
 
*Giovanna Colombetti and Evan Thompson, eds., ''Emotion Experience''. Imprint Academic, 2005. Published also as a special triple issue of the ''Journal of Consciousness Studies''
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*[http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521674126 ''The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness'']. Edited by [[Philip David Zelazo]], [[Morris Moscovitch]], Evan Thompson, May 2007 [[Cambridge University Press]]: Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology series, {{ISBN|978-0-521-67412-6}}
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*[http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521674126 ''The Cambridge Handbook of Consciousness'']. Edited by [[Wikipedia:Philip David Zelazo|Philip David Zelazo]], [[Wikipedia:Morris Moscovitch|Morris Moscovitch]], Evan Thompson, May 2007 [[Wikipedia:Cambridge University Press|Cambridge University Press]]: Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology series, {{ISBN|978-0-521-67412-6}}
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*''[http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674057517 Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind]''. [[Harvard University Press]], 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-674-05751-7}}
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*''[http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674057517 Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind]''. [[Wikipedia:Harvard University Press|Harvard University Press]], 2010, {{ISBN|978-0-674-05751-7}}
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*[http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-13709-6/waking-dreaming-being ''Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy'']. [[Columbia University Press]], 2014, {{ISBN|978-0-231-13709-6}}
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*[http://cup.columbia.edu/book/978-0-231-13709-6/waking-dreaming-being ''Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy'']. [[Wikipedia:Columbia University Press|Columbia University Press]], 2014, {{ISBN|978-0-231-13709-6}}
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*''[[Why I am Not a Buddhist]]'' [[Yale University Press]], 2020 {{ISBN|978-0-300-22655-3}}
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*''[[Why I am Not a Buddhist]]'' [[Wikipedia:Yale University Press|Yale University Press]], 2020 {{ISBN|978-0-300-22655-3}}
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
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*[[Embodied mind]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Embodied mind|Embodied mind]]
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*''[[Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion]]'' by [[Sam Harris]]
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*''[[Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Sam Harris|Sam Harris]]
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*''[[Why Buddhism is True]]'' by Robert Wright.
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*''[[Wikipedia:Why Buddhism is True|Why Buddhism is True]]'' by Robert Wright.
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*[[Secular Buddhism]]
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*[[Wikipedia:Secular Buddhism|Secular Buddhism]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 18 February 2022

Evan Thompson
Born1962
Alma materAmherst College (AB 1983), University of Toronto (PhD 1990)
Spouse(s)Rebecca Todd
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia
Main interests
Asian Philosophy, Philosophy of mind, Cognitive Science
Influences
Websitehttps://evanthompson.me/

Evan Thompson (born 1962) is a professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia. He writes about cognitive science, phenomenology, philosophy of mind, and cross-cultural philosophy, especially Buddhist philosophy in dialogue with Western philosophy of mind and cognitive science.

Life

As a child, Thompson was home-schooled at the Lindisfarne Association, a think tank and retreat founded by his father, William Irwin Thompson. In 1977, Thompson met Chilean phenomenologist Francisco Varela when Varela attended a Lindisfarne conference which was organized by Thompson Senior and Gregory Bateson. Thompson received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Toronto in 1990 and an A.B. in Asian Studies from Amherst College in 1983.

Career

Thompson has taught at the University of Toronto, Concordia University, Boston University, and York University. While at York University, Thompson was also a member of the Centre for Vision Research. Thompson has held visiting appointments at the Center for Subjectivity Research in Copenhagen, and at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Thompson worked with Francisco Varela at CREA (Centre de Recherche en Epistemologie Appliquée) at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. During this time, Varela and Thompson, along with Eleanor Rosch, wrote The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience, which introduced the approach to cognitive science known as enactivism.[1] Thompson's book, Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind, argues for a deep continuity between life and mind.[2] In 2020, Thompson published Why I Am Not A Buddhist, which argues against what he calls Buddhist exceptionalism, "the belief that Buddhism is superior to other religions...or that Buddhism isn't really a religion but rather is a kind of 'mind science,' therapy, philosophy, or a way of life based on meditation."[3]

Works

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Press, The MIT. "The Embodied Mind | The MIT Press". mitpress.mit.edu.
  2. ↑ "Mind in Life — Evan Thompson". www.hup.harvard.edu.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Evan (2020). Why I am Not a Buddhist. Yale University Press. p. 1.

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