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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456762803321

Autore

Flanagan Owen J

Titolo

The Bodhisattva's brain [[electronic resource] ] : Buddhism naturalized / / Owen Flanagan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2011

ISBN

0-262-29723-X

1-283-25862-5

9786613258625

0-262-29817-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Disciplina

294.3/3615

Soggetti

Buddhism - Psychology

Buddhist philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Bradford Book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

An essay in comparative neurophilosophy -- Preface -- Introduction : Buddhism naturalized -- The Bodhisattva's brain -- The colour of happiness -- Buddhist epistemology and science -- Buddhism as a natural philosophy. Buddhist persons -- Being no-self & being nice -- Virtue & happiness -- Postscript : cosmopolitanism and comparative philosophy.

Sommario/riassunto

Can there be a Buddhism without karma, nirvana, and reincarnation that is compatible with the rest of knowledge?