| 词条 | Why Buddhism Is True |
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| image = Why Buddhism Is True.jpg| image_size = | author = Robert Wright | name = Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment | country = United States | language = English | subject = Buddhism | publisher = Simon & Schuster | release_date = August 8, 2017 | media_type = Print (hardcover and paperback) | pages = 336 (hardcover) | isbn = 978-1-4391-9545-1 | isbn_note = (Hardcover) | preceded_by = The Evolution of God | followed_by = }}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.[1] ContentIn 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.[2] He further argues that more widespread practice of meditation could lead to a more reflective and empathetic population and reduce political tribalism.[2] 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.[4] He argues the modern psychological idea of the modularity of mind resonates with the Buddhist teaching of no-self (anatman).[4] ReceptionWhy Buddhism is True received a number of positive reviews from major publications. A review in The New Yorker by Adam Gopnik stated, "Wright’s book has no poetry or paradox anywhere in it. [...] Yet, if you never feel that Wright is telling you something profound or beautiful, you also never feel that he is telling you something untrue. Direct and unambiguous, tracing his own history in meditation practice—which eventually led him to a series of weeklong retreats and to the intense study of Buddhist doctrine—he makes Buddhist ideas and their history clear."[3]The neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, reviewing the book in The New York Times, stated that, "Wright's book is provocative, informative and, in many respects, deeply rewarding."[4] Kirkus Reviews called the book a "cogent and approachable argument for a personal meditation practice based on secular Buddhist principles."[5] Adam Frank, writing for National Public Radio, referred to it as a "delightfully personal, yet broadly important, new book."[6] The Washington Post gave a more mixed review, stating that "while [Wright] does not make a fully convincing case for some of his more grandiose claims about truth and freedom, his argument contains many interesting and illuminating points."[7]See also
References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Cowles|first1=Gregory|title=A Science Writer Embraces Buddhism as a Path to Enlightenment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/books/review/robert-wright-why-buddhism-is-true-best-seller.html|accessdate=3 February 2018|website=The New York Times|date=18 August 2017}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Illing|first1=Sean|title=Why Buddhism is true|url=https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/23/16179044/buddhism-meditation-mindfulness-robert-wright-interview|publisher=Vox|accessdate=30 October 2017|date=12 October 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|last1=Gopnik|first1=Adam|title=What Meditation Can Do for Us, and What It Can’t|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/what-meditation-can-do-for-us-and-what-it-cant|website=The New Yorker|accessdate=30 October 2017}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Damasio|first1=Antonio|title=Assessing the Value of Buddhism, for Individuals and for the World|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/books/review/why-buddhism-is-true-science-meditation-robert-wright.html|accessdate=14 December 2017|website=The New York Times|date=7 August 2017}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation | Kirkus Review|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/robert-wright/why-buddhism-is-true/|website=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=14 December 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=Frank|first1=Adam|title=Why 'Why Buddhism is True' is True|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/09/26/553712812/why-why-buddhism-is-true-is-true|publisher=National Public Radio|accessdate=15 December 2017}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Romeo|first1=Nick|title=Meditation can make us happy, but can it also make us good?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/meditation-can-make-us-happy-but-can-it-also-make-us-good/2017/08/25/07ab00b0-72fa-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html|accessdate=14 December 2017|website=The Washington Post|date=25 August 2017}} External links
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