Evan Thompson is professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the author of Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy, among other books.
发表于2025-02-03
Why I Am Not a Buddhist 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书
图书标签: 佛教 哲学 佛教哲学 英文 思想 宗教 佛学与科学 Dharma
Buddhism has become a uniquely favored religion in our modern age. A burgeoning number of books extol the scientifically proven benefits of meditation and mindfulness for everything ranging from business to romance. 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. Efforts to seek their unification are wrongheaded and promote mistaken ideas of both. He suggests cosmopolitanism instead, a worldview with deep roots in both Eastern and Western traditions. Smart, sympathetic, and intellectually ambitious, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Buddhism’s place in our world today.
As a layman in both philosophy and buddhism, I find some chapters difficult. But I like how the author lays out his arguments in "Is buddhism true?" and "mindfulness mania". I myself have been considering some of the issues for some time, but could never think them through like the author does.
评分对佛教现代主义的有力回应,逻辑清晰,论据充分,最后以世界主义作结,感觉只是个开端,毕竟我们对意识理解得太有限了。
评分对佛教现代主义的有力回应,逻辑清晰,论据充分,最后以世界主义作结,感觉只是个开端,毕竟我们对意识理解得太有限了。
评分As a layman in both philosophy and buddhism, I find some chapters difficult. But I like how the author lays out his arguments in "Is buddhism true?" and "mindfulness mania". I myself have been considering some of the issues for some time, but could never think them through like the author does.
评分对佛教现代主义的有力回应,逻辑清晰,论据充分,最后以世界主义作结,感觉只是个开端,毕竟我们对意识理解得太有限了。
Why I Am Not a Buddhist 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书