{"product_id":"the-bodhisattvas-brain-buddhism-naturalized-a-bradford-book-9780262525206","title":"The Bodhisattvas Brain Buddhism Naturalized A","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eIf 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 lot with the natural rather than the supernatural. Many Westerners with spiritual (but not religious) inclinations are attracted to Buddhism—almost as a kind of moral-mental hygiene. But, as Owen Flanagan points out in \u003ci\u003eThe Bodhisattva's Brain\u003c\/i\u003e, Buddhism is hardly naturalistic. In \u003ci\u003eThe Bodhisattva's Brain\u003c\/i\u003e, Flanagan argues that it is possible to discover in Buddhism a rich, empirically responsible philosophy that could point us to one path of human flourishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Some claim that neuroscience is in the process of","brand":"MIT Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083454161239,"sku":"9780262525206","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bodhisattvas-brain-buddhism-naturalized-a-bradford-book-9780262525206","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}