Religion and Science in the Mirror of Buddhism
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The mirror of Buddhism -- Why study Buddhism? -- Buddhism as a system -- Notes -- References -- 1. Comparative empiricisms -- The empirical project -- Buddhists on language -- Spea...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Taylor and Francis
2016
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In: | Jahr: 2016 |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Buddhism and science
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Parallele Ausgabe: | Print version: Religion and Science in the Mirror of Buddhism: |
Zusammenfassung: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The mirror of Buddhism -- Why study Buddhism? -- Buddhism as a system -- Notes -- References -- 1. Comparative empiricisms -- The empirical project -- Buddhists on language -- Speaking to the religion and science dialogue -- Notes -- References -- 2. Myth, logic, and the logic of mythology -- Myth versus reason -- The logic of mythology -- The constraints of narrative -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3. Does the Buddha tell lies? -- Getting beyond the literal and metaphorical -- The problem of karma -- The Buddhist use of words -- The truth about karma -- Notes -- References -- 4. Zen masters and their way with words -- The virtue of relativism -- The Zen of science -- Notes -- References -- 5. How to be an enlightened materialist -- Buddhist materialism -- Mental causality -- Buddhist reductionism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6. Reflecting on the Buddha to reflect on ourselves -- Toward non-violent storytelling -- Nihilism and its discontents -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
ISBN: | 1315693135 |