M. Albahari 
Analytical Buddhism 
The Two-tiered Illusion of Self

Does the self – a unified, separate, persisting thinker/owner/agent – exist? Drawing on Western philosophy, neurology and Theravadin Buddhism, this book argues that the self is an illusion created by a tier of non-illusory consciousness and a tier of desire-driven thought and emotion, and that separateness underpins the self’s illusory status.

Table of Content

Preface Introduction: The Two-Tiered Illusion of Self Some Central Distinctions and the Four Noble Truths Nibbana The Definition and Status of Self in Buddhism The Reflexively Assumed Self How do we Construe ‘The Self Lacks Reality’? Linking Problems of Consciousness with Awareness The Unconstructed Reality of Awareness How the Self could be a Construct The Two-Tiered Illusion of Self Glimpses Beyond Bibliography

About the author

MIRI ALBAHARI is an Associate Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Western Australia.