ASEF Podcast
ASEF Podcast
ASEF Podcast
Episode #46 (EN): Is the Self an Illusion? Jay Garfield on Buddhist Philosophy
1 hour Posted Sep 2, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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What does it mean to have a self, and what if it’s an illusion? In this episode of the ASF Podcast, host Tanja Janko speaks with philosopher Jay Garfield, a professor specializing in Tibetan Buddhism, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, ethics, and hermeneutics. Garfield explains the Buddhist critique of dualism, parallels with Western thinkers like David Hume, and how neuroscience increasingly supports the idea of a non-central, non-endur...