PREMIUM-Episode 53: Buddhism and Naturalism with Guest Owen Flanagan
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast - Ein Podcast von Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey
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Discussing The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized (2011) with Owen Flanagan. What philosophical insights can we modern folks with our science and naturalism (i.e. inclination against super-natural explanations) glean from Buddhisim? Flanagan says plenty: We can profitably put Buddhist ethics in dialogue with familiar types of virtue ethics. However, we need to be skeptical of any claims to scientific support the superior happiness of Buddhists. Get the full discussion at partiallyexaminedlife.com.
