{"product_id":"why-i-am-not-a-buddhist","title":"Why I Am Not a Buddhist","description":"\u003cp\u003eA provocative essay challenging the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism  from one of the worlds most widely respected philosophers and writers on Buddhism and science  Buddhism has become a uniquely favored religion in our modern age. A burgeoning number of books extol the scientifically proven benefits of meditation and mindfulness for everything ranging from business to romance. There are conferences  courses  and celebrities promoting the notion that Buddhism is spirituality for the rational  compatible with cuttingedge science  indeed  a science of the mind. In this provocative book  Evan Thompson argues that this representation of Buddhism is false.  In lucid and entertaining prose  Thompson dives deep into both Western and Buddhist philosophy to explain how the goals of science and religion are fundamentally different. Efforts to seek their unification are wrongheaded and promote mistaken ideas of both. He suggests cosmopolitanism instead  a worldview with deep roots in both Eastern and Western traditions. Smart  sympathetic  and intellectually ambitious  this book is a mustread for anyone interested in Buddhisms place in our world today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985807306805,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300226551","price":28.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300226553.jpg?v=1770872165","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/why-i-am-not-a-buddhist","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}