Owen Flanagan on Buddhism Naturalized (with Flanagan as guest) - Partially Examined Life
Mar 26, 2012, 08:11 PM
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: Buddhism is founded on common human experience (not faith), and 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. #Philosophy #buddhism #ethics #metaethics #flanagan
Go to the blog: http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/2012/03/26/episode-53-buddhism-and-naturalism-with-guest-owen-flanagan