[Buddha-l] Query about Francisco Varela

[Vaj]

On Jan 4, 2007, at 2:53 PM, Barnaby Thieme wrote:

> I'd also highly recommend his magnificent short essay "Ethical Know- 
> How". I've read quite a bit of Vaela's work and found this to be  
> accessable, to-the-point, and extremely illuminating, without  
> sacrificing precision or complexity of outlook. It's a wonderful,  
> wonderful book.


Hi Barnaby:

Thanks for the recommendation, it looks excellent so I've ordered it.  
But I have to ask you one thing. The description of the book states  
that it describes "creating an ethics adequate to our present  
awareness that there is no such thing as a transcendental self, a  
stable subject, or a soul." Can you outline the argument he posits  
for this using neurobiology and cognitive science (or whatever basis  
he presents)? I'm dying to hear his rationale!

TIA,
Sincerely,

Steve Feite