Choosing Reality, : A Buddhist View of Physics and the Mind
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In Choosing Reality: A Buddhist View Of Physics And The Mind, Alan Wallace points out the many assumptions required to adopt the realist view of the natural world, and the nihilism implicit in the instrumentalist position. He then proposes a radical philosophical alternative based upon the Buddhist Centrist view. Avoiding the pitfalls of both realism and instrumentalism, as well as materialism and idealism, this perspective focuses on the participatory nature of scientific observation and theorizing. All phenomena are seen as dependently related events lending themselves to multiple interpretations, providing us with the freedom and responsibility to choose our reality within the context of valid experience. The concluding chapters of this provocative work exploring the implications of this view for understanding the nature of the mind and its relation to the body. Choosing Reality is an excellent addition to all Buddhist library collections and reading lists.
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For centuries scientists and philosophers have pondered the relationship between scientific theory and reality. Analyzing two major positions, the author points out the many assumptions required to adopt the realist view, and nihilism implicit in the instrumentalist position.
Choosing Reality, : A Buddhist View of Physics and the Mind,B. Alan Wallace,Snow Lion Publications,1559391995,Buddhism - General,Eastern - General,General,Physics,Religion,Religion - World Religions,Religion And Science,Buddhism,Religion / Buddhism
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