![]() ![]() The main arguments of the book are the following: Buddhism is not the only religion that houses rich philosophical and scientific traditions science cannot confirm Buddhist doctrines such as the absence of the self, enlightenment, or the effectiveness of meditation by looking at the brain, but these must be understood in their own conceptual framework and dialogues between Buddhists and scientists serve more to embellish neuroscience and justify Buddhism than to challenge and stimulate each other. In addition, he wants to encourage a cosmopolitanism that apart from drinking from Buddhist wisdom is also nourished by other Indian and Far Eastern philosophies. For him, Buddhist modernism is a building riddled with philosophical cracks, it is not sound. ![]() ![]() To sum it up: Thompson does not feel that he can be a Buddhist in the traditional sense, but neither is he convinced by the most widespread alternative today, one that cuts across traditions: Buddhist modernism. In his latest book, the philosopher Evan Thompson tells us why he is not a Buddhist (‘Why I Am Not A Buddhist’). It is reprinted in a translated form here with the kind permission of Bernat. This article first appeared in Spanish on Bernat Font’s website, at. ![]()
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