Robert Wright is an American journalist who writes about science, history and religion, including The Evolution of God, Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, The Moral Animal, Why Buddhism is True, and Three Scientists and Their Gods: Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information. He is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Bloggingheads.tv.
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment is a 2017 book by journalist and evolutionary psychologist Robert Wright. As of August 2017, the book had peaked at The New York Times No. 4 bestseller in hardcover nonfiction.
In Why Buddhism is True, Wright advocates a secular, Westernized form of Buddhism focusing on the practice of mindfulness meditation and stripped of supernatural beliefs such as reincarnation. He further argues that more widespread practice of meditation could lead to a more reflective and empathetic population and reduce political tribalism. In line with his background, Wright draws heavily on evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology to defend the correctness of Buddhism's diagnosis of the causes of human suffering. He argues the modern psychological idea of the modularity of mind resonates with the Buddhist teaching of no-self (anatman).
##所谓mindfulness里面,读过的最靠谱的书 也是到现在为止,和心理学相关的书最好的
评分 评分“佛学是真实的”这一陈述并不包括佛学中宗教性的内容,它指的是释迦摩尼最早对于人类状况(human condition)最基础的洞见和理解。在2500年前几乎没有现代科学知识的背景下,释迦摩尼通过冥修对人性根本状况进行了深刻洞察,而在此洞察基础上提出的一系列主张,和现代科学对人脑的认识、对进化心理学的理解竟是完全可以印证的。因此,佛学几千年前提出的道德主张、精神追求不是凭空而来,而是基于和现代科学一致的对人性的洞察,它没有过时,对现代人同样意义深远。这就是此书的主旨。 这本书的前半部分主要阐述佛学对人脑基本状况的观察、理解、洞见,指明人痛苦的来源以及解脱方式,把这些与现代科学对人脑的基本认知互相印证。后半部分则着重于讲述这些洞见对人的道德主张、精神追求的意义。
评分##首先这是一本认真研究佛学的书,但那些喜欢看《人生就是放下》这类伪装成佛学的心灵鸡汤类图书的读者可能接受不了这本书。很多人标榜佛系,其实是为了表明自己早已看穿一切,洞见人间一切都不值得了。但这其实不是佛最开始的本意,一般人会觉得佛是消极的,所以假装看穿一切,...
评分##"When we live without awareness, numb to small delights, we may more easily fall into addictive behavior, as we need increased levels of stimulating sensations, either pleasant or painful, in order to feel alive."
评分##是有一点点啰嗦,但经常就以自问自答的方式address了我的疑问,非常贴心。是我最能接受的对待冥想的视角了。and revelational to me
评分##好看好看!在Psychology的理论部分和上半年读的Kurzban关于Modular Mind的书有很多重合,读起来毫不费力。Coursera上的Buddhism and Modern Psyhology一课也是本书很好的primer。
评分##这本书终于被引进了!对原版作品久闻大名,一直在等国内中文版的上市。这次终于买到了!指北——>《洞见:从科学到哲学,打开人类的认知真相》,Open your mind!
评分##2017年,我关注到英语世界的两本好书。尤瓦尔·赫拉利的《Homo Deus》(未来简史)和罗伯特·赖特的《Why Buddhism Is True》(为什么佛学是真的)。 这两位都是我比较喜欢的作者,赫拉利的《人类简史》我拜读过中英文两个版本,赖特的《道德动物》对我的影响也很大。 《未来简...
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