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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

Hardcover • 2017 • English

Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

By Robert Wright

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From one of America’s greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness. Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human brain. The mind is designed to often delude us, he argued, about ourselves and about the world. And it is designed to make happiness hard to sustain. But if we know our minds are rigged for anxiety, depression, anger, and greed, wh...Show more

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9781439195451

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

Format

Hardcover

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