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This book offers a Buddhist perspective on the conflict between religion and science in contemporary western society. Examining Buddhist history, authors Francisca Cho and Richard K. Squier offer a comparative analysis of Buddhist and western scientific epistemologies that transcends the limitations of non-Buddhist approaches to the subject of religion and science. The book is appropriate for undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers interested in comparative religion or in the intersection of religion and science and Buddhist Studies. ** Review "Drawing on an impressive range of Buddhist and Western writing, both classical and contemporary, Francisca Cho and Richard Squier utilize systems theory, linguistic philosophy, and concepts of narrative pluralism to ponder not just how religions in general and Buddhism in particular may be understood by scientists but, more crucially, how Buddhist reflections on emptiness, mind, experience, and human possibility might help us understand what science and religion really are, and how the two can enter into fruitful communication." Roger R. Jackson, Carleton College, USA "Students of science and of contemporary expressions of Buddhis

Who reads Religion and Science in the Mirror of Buddhism?

Author

Francisca Cho, Richard K. Squier, Richard Squier

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781315693132

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Buddhism, Science