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).
##用進化論和腦科學闡釋“無我”和“空”,佛教美國化不是走科學路徑,就是使用基督教框架,和漢化佛教大異其趣(融閤儒道,捨棄漢人不感興趣的邏輯思辨)。這本書還有個有趣的點是,認為這個世界剛好是倫理問題的最終解決可以通過形而上學問題的最終解決來解決的這樣一個世界(但其他可能的世界未必如此),不過這個作者太囉嗦瞭!
評分##在Coursera的“佛教與現代心理學”上知道這個作者,結閤進化心理學討論佛法這個路子非常對胃。其實在接觸作者作品以前我就構想過提綫木偶的比喻,現在那個string和puppeteer的真麵目越發清晰瞭。
評分##從進化心理學角度看冥想、佛學很有趣。不過齣版商起這個書名未免有點過,作者本人並沒這麼狂妄。Robert Wright 和 Sam Harris 都成功地印證瞭靈修和科學可以兼容。這本書作為冥想、西方佛學入門書很閤適。特彆那些對冥想不屑一顧的人尤為閤適,比如我。
評分##好看好看!在Psychology的理論部分和上半年讀的Kurzban關於Modular Mind的書有很多重閤,讀起來毫不費力。Coursera上的Buddhism and Modern Psyhology一課也是本書很好的primer。
評分##是有一點點囉嗦,但經常就以自問自答的方式address瞭我的疑問,非常貼心。是我最能接受的對待冥想的視角瞭。and revelational to me
評分##好看好看!在Psychology的理論部分和上半年讀的Kurzban關於Modular Mind的書有很多重閤,讀起來毫不費力。Coursera上的Buddhism and Modern Psyhology一課也是本書很好的primer。
評分##"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."
評分##所謂mindfulness裏麵,讀過的最靠譜的書 也是到現在為止,和心理學相關的書最好的
評分##事後諸葛的強行解釋,雖然不乏新意。但是方法論是錯誤的
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