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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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##用进化论和脑科学阐释“无我”和“空”，佛教美国化不是走科学路径，就是使用基督教框架，和汉化佛教大异其趣（融合儒道，舍弃汉人不感兴趣的逻辑思辨）。这本书还有个有趣的点是，认为这个世界刚好是伦理问题的最终解决可以通过形而上学问题的最终解决来解决的这样一个世界（但其他可能的世界未必如此），不过这个作者太啰嗦了！
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##这本书去除了超自然现象，只留下哲学和冥想修行的方法论，只把佛陀当成一个觉悟了的哲学家，用现代科学的知识，尝试解释一些佛学的概念和观点。
评分##说实话一本有点专业性的，英文读本对我而言有些太困难了，没法打分希望会有中文版
评分##从进化心理学角度看冥想、佛学很有趣。不过出版商起这个书名未免有点过，作者本人并没这么狂妄。Robert Wright 和 Sam Harris 都成功地印证了灵修和科学可以兼容。这本书作为冥想、西方佛学入门书很合适。特别那些对冥想不屑一顾的人尤为合适，比如我。
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##"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##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##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
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