仏教と科学：迷える人の導き Buddhism and Science : A Guide for the Perplexed (Buddhism and Modernity)

Lopez Jr., Donald S.

University of Chicago Press（2010/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 278 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780226493190
• DDC分類 294.3365

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2008. Argues that by presenting an ancient Asian tradition as compatible with - and even anticipating - scientific discoveries, European enthusiasts and Asian elites have sidestepped the debates on the relevance of religion in the modern world that began in the nineteenth century and still flare today.

Full Description

Beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to the present day, both practitioners and admirers of Buddhism have proclaimed its compatibility with science. In "Buddhism and Science", Donald S. Lopez Jr. explores how and why these two seemingly disparate modes of understanding the inner and outer universe have been so persistently linked. He argues that by presenting an ancient Asian tradition as compatible with - and even anticipating - scientific discoveries, European enthusiasts and Asian elites have sidestepped debates on the relevance of religion in the modern world that began in the nineteenth century and that still flare today. As new discoveries continue to reshape our understanding of mind and matter, "Buddhism and Science" will be indispensable reading for those fascinated by religion, science, and their often vexed relation.