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Embracing Mind: The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality (review)
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Jul 25, 2008, 12:10:43 PM7/25/08
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In "Embracing Mind" Wallace and Hodel attempt to reconcile the
typically Western approach to a science of the mind with Buddhist
contemplative methods of investigating consciousness. They are
critical of the apparent predominance of scientific materialism but
aim to draw significant parallels between the theorizing of
contemporary physics and Buddhist metaphysics, arguing that there is
much to be gained from a fruitful dialogue between the two. The book
assumes little or no previous knowledge either of the history and
philosophy of science or of contemplative approaches to the mind and
world and as such is well targeted towards a lay audience with an
interest in gaining a tentative insight into the potential crossover
between Eastern and Western empirical traditions. Link:
http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=4362
typically Western approach to a science of the mind with Buddhist
contemplative methods of investigating consciousness. They are
critical of the apparent predominance of scientific materialism but
aim to draw significant parallels between the theorizing of
contemporary physics and Buddhist metaphysics, arguing that there is
much to be gained from a fruitful dialogue between the two. The book
assumes little or no previous knowledge either of the history and
philosophy of science or of contemplative approaches to the mind and
world and as such is well targeted towards a lay audience with an
interest in gaining a tentative insight into the potential crossover
between Eastern and Western empirical traditions. Link:
http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=4362
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