Buddhism & Science
Buddhism & Science
- ISBN 13:
9780226493190
- ISBN 10:
0226493199
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 09/15/2010
- Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
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Summary
Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to the present day, both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. InBuddhism and Science, Donald S. Lopez Jr. explores how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked. He argues that by presenting an ancient Asian tradition as compatible withand even anticipatingscientific discoveries, European enthusiasts and Asian elites have sidestepped debates on the relevance of religion in the modern world that began in the nineteenth century and that still flare today. As new discoveries continue to reshape our understanding of mind and matter,Buddhism and Sciencewill be indispensable reading for those fascinated by religion, science, and their often vexed relation. "InBuddhism and Science, Donald Lopez fills a major gap, and he does so with his trademark rigor, concision, and elan. No serious student of science-and-religion can afford to skip this book."Jack Miles, general editor,Norton Anthology of World Religions