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Alan Watts on Buddhist and Christian Mythographies

April 27, 2012 by Daniel Horne 12 Comments

http://youtu.be/w0FQoypdDTk Watch on YouTube. I liked the meta-discussion that kicked off the second PEL naturalized Buddhism episode, specifically on what knowledge we gain by assessing the supernatural "rules" contained within "religious" Buddhism. Even after rejecting a supernaturalist stance, there's value in reviewing the form of life revealed within Buddhism's  Continue Reading …

PREVIEW-Episode 54: More Buddhism and Naturalism

April 6, 2012 by Mark Linsenmayer 82 Comments

The Buddha

This is a short preview of the full episode. Buy Now Purchase this episode for $2.99. Or become a PEL Citizen for $5 a month, and get access to this and all other paywalled episodes, including 68 back catalogue episodes; exclusive Part 2's for episodes published after September, 2020; and our after-show Nightcap, where the guys respond to listener email and chat more  Continue Reading …

Episode 54: More Buddhism and Naturalism (Citizens Only)

April 6, 2012 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

The Buddha

Continuing our discussion of Owen Flanagan's The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized (2011). Are the basic tenets of Buddhism compatible with a respect for science? In episode 53, Owen Flanagan outlined a science-friendly project of comparative ethics, and touched on Buddhism's empiricist theory of knowledge and its metaphysics of impermanence. If that was the lecture,  Continue Reading …

Flanagan on Buddhist Eudaimonia

March 29, 2012 by Mark Linsenmayer 13 Comments

So just what is the good life, according to Buddhism, according to Flanagan, according to this post I'm writing right now? (...According to the inner, private language that my attempts to write are meant to reflect, according to the reality as perceived which my inner words are attempting to express, according to the reality itself to which my reality as perceived is meant to  Continue Reading …

PREVIEW-Episode 53: Buddhism and Naturalism with Guest Owen Flanagan

March 26, 2012 by Mark Linsenmayer 72 Comments

Owen Flanagan

This is a short preview of the full episode. Buy Now Purchase this episode for $2.99. Or become a PEL Citizen for $5 a month, and get access to this and all other paywalled episodes, including 68 back catalogue episodes; exclusive Part 2's for episodes published after September, 2020; and our after-show Nightcap, where the guys respond to listener email and chat more  Continue Reading …

A Summary of Owen Flanagan’s The Bodhisattva’s Brain

March 26, 2012 by Wes Alwan 1 Comment

For those of you who didn't get a chance to do the reading for our recent discussion with Owen Flanagan about his book The Bodhisattva's Brain (and our soon-to-be posted follow up conversation without Owen), you can download my summary of the main points of the book here. -- Wes Alwan  Continue Reading …

Episode 53: Buddhism and Naturalism with Guest Owen Flanagan (Citizens Only)

March 26, 2012 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

Owen Flanagan

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  Continue Reading …

Spirituality Without Religion? (James and Flanagan)

March 16, 2012 by David Buchanan 6 Comments

In the same way that Owen Flanagan wants to naturalize Buddhism by stripping its hocus-pocus, William James focused his attention on personal religious experience rather than the "smells and bells" of traditional institutions. As biographer Robert Richardson puts it, "much of what one usually thinks of as religion James rejects at the start". James says he has no interest in  Continue Reading …

Owen Flanagan Interview on Buddhism Revived

March 13, 2012 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

We spent our winter holidays reading about Buddhism in preparation for a January interview with Owen Flanagan, which he then had to reschedule. It's back on, scheduled to happen a mere two days from now. If you have questions or comments to throw out to inspire our discussion, post them here, where I've also updated my previous topic announcement post, adding a great link to a  Continue Reading …

Now Taking Questions for Owen Flanagan on Buddhism and Science

December 26, 2011 by Mark Linsenmayer 21 Comments

We are currently scheduled to talk with Owen Flanagan about his book The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized. I'll put up the formal "topic announcement" when I have a better idea what the discussion will focus on (i.e. after we actually interview him). For now, anyone who is already familiar with the book, or his work, or this topic in general is welcome to weigh in here  Continue Reading …

Topic for #53/#54: Buddhism and Science with Guest Owen Flanagan

December 26, 2011 by Mark Linsenmayer 30 Comments

In episode 53, the full four-man PEL crew spoke with Duke University's Owen Flanagan, mostly about his book The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized, which has a number of aims: -To argue that supernatural beliefs can be removed (or "tamed") from Buddhism and still leave an elaborate enterprise relevant to modern life. -To put Buddhist conceptions of virtue and happiness  Continue Reading …

Buddhism Naturalized?

November 7, 2011 by Seth Paskin 15 Comments

Given our recent exploration of moral theory, the excitement around our announcement of a Euthyphro episode and my own current interest in Buddhist thought, I guess it was inevitable that I would stumble across and then buy this book.  Or perhaps it was that Mark mentioned it in an email which I had overlooked.  In any case, the author, Owen Flanagan (pictured to the right), is  Continue Reading …

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