The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized, by Owen Flanagan.

Panaïoti, Antoine

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“…16 Many non-Buddhists think the idea of karmic rebirth is highly unlikely. Some even argue that it is inconsistent with mainstream physics (Flanagan 2011). But to assign a thesis probability 0 is to be absolutely certain of its falsity.…”

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The Buddha’s Lucky Throw and Pascal’s Wager

Finnigan

2024

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

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The Apaṇṇaka Sutta, one of the early recorded teachings of the Buddha, contains an argument for accepting the doctrines of karma and rebirth that Buddhist scholars claim anticipates Pascal's wager. I call this argument the Buddha's wager. Does it anticipate Pascal's wager and is it a good bet? Contemporary scholars identify at least four versions of Pascal's wager in his Pensées. This article demonstrates that the Buddha's wager anticipates two versions of Pascal's wager, but not its canonical form. Like Pascal's wager, the Buddha's wager presents a decision problem between two opposing theses in an epistemic context that lacks evidence of their truth or falsity. Like Pascal, the Buddha also tries to solve this problem using dominance, superdominance or 'superduperdominance' reasoning. The Apaṇṇaka Sutta likely provides the earliest textual example of such reasoning. While the Buddha's wager does not exhibit the expected utility reasoning of the best-known form of Pascal's wager, the article suggests a reformulation that parallels Alan Hájek's (2018) vector-value reformulation. Is it a good bet? This article argues that it is not if this means we are rationally required to accept its recommendation. This is because, while it avoids two of the major objections levelled against Pascal's wager, it succumbs to one and has two problems of its own.

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The Buddha’s Lucky Throw and Pascal’s Wager

Finnigan

2024

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

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“…Clearly, consumers are concerned about their own personal wellbeing, and rightly so. Mindfulness, as mentioned above, is based on a system of training that anchors around altruistic concern for the welfare of all sentient beings (Flanagan, 2013). To unpack the link between mindfulness and wellbeing further, let us examine the link between mindfulness and mental discipline.…”

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“…This closely aligns with how leading Buddhist scholars articulate the transformative potential of mindfulness: “a system of training that leads to insight and the overcoming of suffering” (Bodhi, 2011, 20). That potential includes an altruistic concern for the welfare of all sentient beings (Flanagan, 2013). As the Dalai Lama suggests, “You should not be content with working for your own personal benefit alone” (Dalai Lama, in Mehrotra, 2006, 94).…”

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Next‐generation mindfulness: A mindfulness matrix to extend the transformative potential of mindfulness for consumer, organizational, and societal wellbeing

Mortlock

2023

Journal of Consumer Affairs

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“…Meditation is closely tied to another crucial consideration: most cognitive scientists, Buddhist Modernists, and those sympathetic to Buddhism are committed to scientific physicalism (See, for example, Metzinger 2009;Flanagan 2011or Wright 2017. This commitment is shared by many modern students.…”

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Buddhism and Cognitive Sciences in Dialogue: Pedagogical Reflections on Teaching across Disciplines

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2021

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In this essay, we, a professor and a student, share our experience of teaching and learning in a class on Buddhism and cognitive science at George Washington University. Our goal is not to argue for one approach over others, but to present a guide on this particular class experience. We offer a description of the course and deliberate on the complexities related to the subject matter. Using empirical data from a survey conducted after the commencement of the course, we reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of the class and how it could improve. This essay provides a possible template for other faculty members interested in teaching a similar course to extend the dialogue to a new generation of young scholars.

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The Bodhisattva's Brain: Buddhism Naturalized, by Owen Flanagan.

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The Buddha’s Lucky Throw and Pascal’s Wager

The Buddha’s Lucky Throw and Pascal’s Wager

Next‐generation mindfulness: A mindfulness matrix to extend the transformative potential of mindfulness for consumer, organizational, and societal wellbeing

Buddhism and Cognitive Sciences in Dialogue: Pedagogical Reflections on Teaching across Disciplines

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