Why I Am Not a Buddhist Thompson Evan
Why I Am Not a Buddhist Thompson Evan A provocative essay challenging the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism, from one of the world's most widely respected philosophers and writers on Buddhism and…
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Why I Am Not a Buddhist Thompson Evan
A provocative essay challenging the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism, from one of the world's most widely respected philosophers and writers on Buddhism and scienceBuddhism has become a uniquely favored religion in our modern age. There are conferences, courses, and celebrities promoting the notion that Buddhism is spirituality for the rational, compatible with cutting-edge science, indeed, "a science of the mind." In this provocative book, Evan Thompson argues that this representation of Buddhism is false.In lucid and entertaining prose, Thompson dives deep into both Western and Buddhist philosophy to explain how the goals of science and religion are fundamentally different. A burgeoning number of books extol the scientifically proven benefits of meditation and mindfulness for everything ranging from business to romance.
Efforts to seek their unification are