Knowing Blue: Early Buddhist Accounts of Non-Conceptual Sense Perception
Philosophy East and West January 1, 2017 DOI: 10.1353/pew.0.0126 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe text reflects on the nature of knowledge, suggesting that what one can know is limited to what they have already known, implying a boundary to understanding or experience beyond a certain point ("this side of the blue"). It presents a philosophical or poetic meditation on the constraints of knowledge and self-awareness.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Buddhism |
| Keywords | Consciousness Cognition Perception Object grammar |
| Citations | 8 |
| Key finding | Knowledge is confined to what one has already known, with no access to what lies beyond a certain threshold. |
Abstract
And I find myself knowing the things that I knew Which is all that you can know on this side of the blue