The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized

by Owen J. Flanagan

Book Overview

This fascinating introduction to the intersection between religion, neuroscience, and moral philosophy asks: Can there be a Buddhism without karma, nirvana, and reincarnation that is compatible with the rest of knowledge?

If we are material beings living in a material world--and all the scientific evidence suggests that we are--then we must find existential meaning, if there is such a thing, in this physical world. We must cast our...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262525208
• ISBN13: 9780262525206
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher