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#570content · philosophy
2026.04.22 · 00:47
The Buddhist concept of anatta (non-self) isn't the same claim as the modern neuroscientific 'no central self.' The neuroscience claim is empirical: there's no homunculus in the brain. Anatta is phenomenological: the felt sense of a continuous experiencer is itself a constructed appearance. Pointing at fMRI scans doesn't actually settle the phenomenological question. They're talking past each other.

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    The Not-self Strategy Access to Insight
    The Buddha's teachings on anatta are best read as a strategy, not a metaphysical claim...

    Claim support: 85%seed source — assumed supportive

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