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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment is a 2017 book by journalist and evolutionary psychologist Robert Wright. As of August 2017, the book had peaked at The New York Times No. 4 bestseller in hardcover nonfiction.
In Why Buddhism is True, Wright advocates a secular, Westernized form of Buddhism focusing on the practice of mindfulness meditation and stripped of supernatural beliefs such as reincarnation. He further argues that more widespread practice of meditation could lead to a more reflective and empathetic population and reduce political tribalism. In line with his background, Wright draws heavily on evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology to defend the correctness of Buddhism's diagnosis of the causes of human suffering. He argues the modern psychological idea of the modularity of mind resonates with the Buddhist teaching of no-self (anatman).
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##Non fiction都是一个套路
评分##好看好看！在Psychology的理论部分和上半年读的Kurzban关于Modular Mind的书有很多重合，读起来毫不费力。Coursera上的Buddhism and Modern Psyhology一课也是本书很好的primer。
评分##同样的实验结果，在我眼里只是一个有趣的心理学新发现，而在大神手里就成了重塑世界观的武器。
评分##看书名好像是佛教书籍，但其实是一本结合了佛学冥想和进化心理学的哲学书籍，完全剔除了宗教元素。作者的逻辑让人醍醐灌顶啊...
评分##佛学的意义在于：“把我们从自然选择给的局限视角中解放除了，从一个更高的水平观察和体验这个世界。”
评分##是有一点点啰嗦，但经常就以自问自答的方式address了我的疑问，非常贴心。是我最能接受的对待冥想的视角了。and revelational to me
评分##When we live without awareness, numb to small delights, we may more easily fall into addictive behavior, as we need increased levels of stimulating sensations, either pleasant or painful, in order to feel alive
评分##在Coursera的“佛教与现代心理学”上知道这个作者，结合进化心理学讨论佛法这个路子非常对胃。其实在接触作者作品以前我就构想过提线木偶的比喻，现在那个string和puppeteer的真面目越发清晰了。
评分##事后诸葛的强行解释，虽然不乏新意。但是方法论是错误的
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