The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized

In this book, Owen Flanagan argues that it is possible to discover in Buddhism a rich, empirically responsible philosophy that could point to a path of human flourishing.

He critiques recent 'science of happiness' literature that correlates happiness with Buddhism based on neurological studies, and instead proposes a fully naturalistic and comprehensive philosophy that is compatible with the rest of knowledge.

The book examines the intersection between religion, neuroscience, and moral philosophy, and it challenges traditional Buddhist doctrines to align with scientific findings and cognitive science.