
Evan Thompson - Expanding Our View of the Mind
Mind & Life
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The Importance of Buddhism in the Dialogue With Scientists
i think to date it's really focused primarily on buddhist philosophy when it has engaged with philosophye. Am, i very much was of the view that the reason buddhism is so important in this dialogue is because buddhism actually is different. It's pursuing meditation as a kind of inner science of the mind and that's why it works for for the dialogue with scientists. That's a great call for the expansion of the work in contemplative research to include these other philosophies.
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