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Livre 4 sur 8: Columbia Series in Science and Religion

Wallace, B. Alan

 
9780231138352: Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0231138350 ISBN 13 : 9780231138352
Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2009

Synopsis

B. Alan Wallace, renowned Buddhist scholar, integrates the contemplative methodologies of Buddhism and Western science into a single discipline: contemplative science. The science of consciousness investigates the mind through Buddhist contemplative techniques, such as shamatha, an organized, detailed system of training the attention. Just as scientists make observations and conduct experiments with the aid of technology, contemplatives have long tested their theories with the help of highly developed meditative skills of observation and experimentation.

Contemplative science allows for a deeper knowledge of mental phenomena, and its emphasis on strict mental discipline counteracts the effects of conative (intention and desire), attentional, cognitive, and affective imbalances. Just as behaviorism, psychology, and neuroscience shed light on the cognitive processes enabling us to survive and flourish, contemplative science offers a groundbreaking perspective for expanding our capacity to realize genuine well-being. It also forges a link between the material world and the realm of the subconscious, transcending a traditional science-based understanding of the self.

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À propos de l'auteur

B. Alan Wallace spent fourteen years as a Buddhist monk, ordained by H. H. the Dalai Lama. He then earned his undergraduate degree in physics and the philosophy of science at Amherst College and his doctorate in religious studies from Stanford University. His Columbia University Press books are Hidden Dimensions: The Unification of Physics and Consciousness; Mind in the Balance: Meditation in Science, Buddhism, and Christianity; and Buddhism and Science: Breaking New Ground (editor). He is the founder and president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies (http: //www.sbinstitute.com)

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Éditeur
Columbia University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0231138350
ISBN 13 
9780231138352
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
211
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