Consciousness, cosmology, and science: an advaitic analysis

Author: Puligandla R.

Source: Asian Philosophy, Volume 14, Number 2, July 2004 , pp. 147-153(7)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The purpose of this brief essay is twofold: (1) to clarify what it is to study anything scientifically and show that consciousness cannot, in principle, be studied scientifically, and (2) to examine the aim and methods of cosmology and show that cosmology cannot, in principle, be a science. The essay can be read by ignoring any and all references to Advaita Vedamacrnta (non-dualistic Vedamacrnta). My reason for referring to Advaita Vedamacrnta is simply the fact that these two truths were long ago discovered and taught by Advaita Vedamacrnta, which is at once Jñamacrna-Yoga (The Way of Knowledge) and mysticism, unsurpassed and unsurpassable.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/0955236042000237381

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