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The Dharma in DNA : Insights at the Intersection of Biology and Buddhism by Dee R. Denver is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Dharma in DNA : Insights at the Intersection of Biology and Buddhism about?
The Dharma in DNA has three objectives: (1) to share the rich but underappreciated history of biology-Buddhism intersections and surprising harmonies between the two traditions, (2) to evaluate Buddhist teachings from a scientific perspective using DNA as the focus of study, and (3) to propose a new approach to science, Bodhi science, as an ethical and operational framework for conducting Buddhist wisdom-guided science and preventing pseudoscience. An interwoven side project examines the life journey of the author, a professor of genetics and father in a transracial adoptive family, who questions the apparent paradox of his fascination with DNA in the lab but disinterest in passing on his own DNA. Early book chapters present the core teachings and diversifications of Buddhism over the last twenty-five centuries. Subsequent chapters share stories of biology-Buddhism interactions, situated in the colonial contexts; examples derive from early twentieth-century Sri Lanka and Japan, and contemporary activities of the Dalai Lama and Western biological scholars. The hypothesis-guided analysis of Buddhist principles and DNA then begins, touring through classical genetic research alongside
Who reads The Dharma in DNA : Insights at the Intersection of Biology and Buddhism?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Dee R. Denver
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780197604588
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Religion, Biology