TY - JOUR AU1 - Chadha, Monima AB - BOOK DISCUSSION Attention, Not Self. By Jonardon Ganeri. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Monima Chadha Faculty of Arts, Monash University Monima.chadha@monash.edu Jonardon Ganeri has written an impressive book that is a must-read for anyone interested in cross-cultural philosophy. Attention, Not Self moves Buddhist philosophy further into the center of contemporary philosophical debates about self, personhood, agency, action, perception, attention, and the kinds of mental content. The book is focused on work attributed to a single philosopher, the fifth-century Theravāda monk Buddhaghosa. How- ever, this book is much more than an exegesis of Buddhaghosa’s work. It is, in its own right, an original exploration of foundational issues in the philosophy of mind, consciousness, personhood, and self. Ganeri’s aim is to think about long-standing problems in a fresh, new light, and this aim is admirably fulfilled in his book. Those hoping to learn about the rich historical material in the Pāli Buddhist Abhidhamma tradition will not be disappointed—nor, more importantly, will those looking for new insights into the wide-ranging philosophical issues under discussion. In the space of a review, I cannot do justice to its wealth of material, thematically organized into five sections. One important accomplishment of this book is the TI - No-Selves and Persons JF - Philosophy East and West DA - 2020-01-07 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/university-of-hawai-i-press/no-selves-and-persons-6YlFFjifHc SP - 1120 EP - 1125 VL - 69 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -