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The Bodhisattva's Brain : Buddhism Naturalized

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If we are material beings living in a material world -- and all the scientificevidence suggests that we are -- then we must find existential meaning, if there is such a thing, inthis physical world. We must cast our lot with the natural rather than the supernatural. ManyWesterners with spiritual (but not religious) inclinations are attracted to Buddhism -- almost as akind of moral-mental hygiene. But, as Owen Flanagan points out in The Bodhisattva'sBrain, Buddhism is hardly naturalistic. In The Bodhisattva's Brain,Flanagan argues that it is possible to discover in Buddhism a rich, empirically responsiblephilosophy that could point us to one path of human flourishing.

Some claim thatneuroscience is in the process of validating Buddhism empirically, but Flanagan's naturalizedBuddhism does not reduce itself to a brain scan showing happiness patterns. "Buddhism naturalized,"as Flanagan constructs it, offers instead a fully naturalistic and comprehensive philosophy,compatible with the rest of knowledge -- a way of conceiving of the human predicament, of thinkingabout meaning for finite material beings living in a material world.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

294.33615 FLA b

Penerbit

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press., 2011

Deskripsi Fisik

xv + 264 pgs.; 23,5 cm.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-262-01604-9

Klasifikasi

294.33615

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Tipe Media

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Edisi

First Published

Subjek

Buddhism - Psychology

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Owen Flanagan

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