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Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge
Paper, 256 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13835-2
$22.50
/ £13.00
February, 2007
Cloth, 256 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13834-5
$32.00
/ £19.00
"[From] one of the most prominent voices in the discussions... Contemplative Science is a useful primer." — Benjamin Bogin, Buddhadharma
"Wallace makes a strong case." — George Scialabba, Boston Globe
"A copy should go to every scientist - both physical and contemplative - in the land." — David Fontana, The Scientific and Medical Network
"Contemplative Science is a must read for anyone interested in consciousness. Alan Wallace challenges neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, and Buddhists, with lucid, provocative scholarship." — Paul Ekman, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of California, San Francisco, and author of Emotions Revealed
"Contemplative Science is an important addition to the growing body of scholarly literature on Buddhism, Western mind science, consciousness, and contemplation." — Letitia Campbell, Emory University
"In Contemplative Science, Alan Wallace forcefully and properly challenges the materialistic presuppositions held by many scientists. He goes on to argue convincingly for the development of a contemplative science of consciousness based on a highly trained faculty of attention that can investigate the mind firsthand. Using his unique mastery of Buddhist philosophy and meditative practice, Wallace sketches for us the value of integrating contemplative methods with empirical research. I share his view of the unique importance of such an integration and recommend Contemplative Science as one of the first comprehensive presentations of that view." — Arthur Zajonc, Andrew Mellon Professor of Physics, Amherst College, and the author of The Dalai Lama at MIT
"Provocative, challenging, and engaging, Contemplative Science should be read by all serious students of the mind, scientists, contemplatives, and religious scholars alike. Alan Wallace has a breathtaking command of knowledge rooted in Buddhism but embracing the physical and cognitive sciences and most importantly informed by meditation practice. This book will help set the stage for a unique development in the twenty-first-century—a genuine collaboration between the contemplative traditions and Western science." — Richard J. Davidson, William James and Vilas Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison