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Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to the present day, both Buddhists and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed the compatibility of Buddhism and science. Their assertions have ranged from modest claims about the efficacy of meditation for mental health to grander declarations that the Buddha himself anticipated the theories of relativity, quantum physics and the big bang more than two millennia ago.
In Buddhism and Science, Donald S. Lopez Jr. is less interested in evaluating the accuracy of such claims than in exploring how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked. Lopez opens with an account of the rise and fall of Mount Meru, the great peak that stands at the center of the flat earth of Buddhist cosmography—and which was interpreted anew once it proved incompatible with modern geography. From there, he analyzes the way in which Buddhist concepts of spiritual nobility were enlisted to support the notorious science of race in the nineteenth century. Bringing the story to the present, Lopez explores the Dalai Lama’s interest in scientific discoveries, as well as the implications of research on meditation for neuroscience.
Lopez argues that by presenting an ancient Asian tradition as compatible with—and even anticipating—scientific discoveries, European enthusiasts and Asian elites have sidestepped the debates on the relevance of religion in the modern world that began in the nineteenth century and still flare today. As new discoveries continue to reshape our understanding of mind and matter, Buddhism and Science will be indispensable reading for those fascinated by religion, science, and their often vexed relation.
發表於2024-11-14
Buddhism and Science 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
圖書標籤: 佛教 哲學 宗教 Buddhism 英語 科學 當代佛教 宗教研究
我覺得學者的貢獻十分有價值,但是作為practitioner又不能完全買賬。歸根結底還是這個問題:Who is the Buddha, and who speaks in his name—the scholar or the devotee? 研究方法和動機找茬是個很刁鑽的角度(褒義),我也覺得緊抱著【西方】【學者】大腿研究佛教的人需要清醒一下腦子。最近這種批判文獻看多瞭,我覺得我需要整理一下我的知識庫。
評分我覺得學者的貢獻十分有價值,但是作為practitioner又不能完全買賬。歸根結底還是這個問題:Who is the Buddha, and who speaks in his name—the scholar or the devotee? 研究方法和動機找茬是個很刁鑽的角度(褒義),我也覺得緊抱著【西方】【學者】大腿研究佛教的人需要清醒一下腦子。最近這種批判文獻看多瞭,我覺得我需要整理一下我的知識庫。
評分我覺得學者的貢獻十分有價值,但是作為practitioner又不能完全買賬。歸根結底還是這個問題:Who is the Buddha, and who speaks in his name—the scholar or the devotee? 研究方法和動機找茬是個很刁鑽的角度(褒義),我也覺得緊抱著【西方】【學者】大腿研究佛教的人需要清醒一下腦子。最近這種批判文獻看多瞭,我覺得我需要整理一下我的知識庫。
評分我覺得學者的貢獻十分有價值,但是作為practitioner又不能完全買賬。歸根結底還是這個問題:Who is the Buddha, and who speaks in his name—the scholar or the devotee? 研究方法和動機找茬是個很刁鑽的角度(褒義),我也覺得緊抱著【西方】【學者】大腿研究佛教的人需要清醒一下腦子。最近這種批判文獻看多瞭,我覺得我需要整理一下我的知識庫。
評分我覺得學者的貢獻十分有價值,但是作為practitioner又不能完全買賬。歸根結底還是這個問題:Who is the Buddha, and who speaks in his name—the scholar or the devotee? 研究方法和動機找茬是個很刁鑽的角度(褒義),我也覺得緊抱著【西方】【學者】大腿研究佛教的人需要清醒一下腦子。最近這種批判文獻看多瞭,我覺得我需要整理一下我的知識庫。
Buddhism and Science 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載