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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe suggestion brought to the fore by Flanagan and Wallace-that Buddhism may be a source of insight in these areas-is a welcome and tantalizing one. -- Daniel Stoljar Nature This book is a stirring attack on the hubris and blind spots of the scientific establishment, combined with an engaging presentation of Buddhist wisdom as the antidote. -- Joseph S. O'Leary Japan Times
Table of ContentsPrologue: Skepticism in Buddhism and Science Part I: Restoring Our Human Nature 1. Toward a Revolution in the Mind Sciences 2. Buddhism and Science: Confrontation and Collaboration 3. Buddhism and the Mind Sciences 4. A Three-Dimensional Science of Mind 5. Restoring Meaning to the Universe 6. What Makes Us Human? Scientific and Buddhist Views 7. Achieving Free Will Part II: Transcending Our Human Nature 8. Buddhist Radical Empiricism 9. From Agnosticism to Gnosticism 10. A Buddhist Model of Optimal Mental Health 11. Mindfulness in the Mind Sciences and in Buddhism 12. Shamatha and Vipashyana in the Indian Buddhist Tradition 13. Shamatha and Vipashyana in the Dzogchen Tradition Epilogue: The Many Worlds of Buddhism and Science Notes Selected Bibliography Index
