Philosophy Bites - Robert Wright on Why Buddhism is True

Robert Wright on Why Buddhism is True

05/07/18 • 19 min

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Robert Wright believes that there are a number of key tenets of Buddhism which are both compatible with present day evolutionary theory, and accurate about our relationship with the world and with our own minds. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses Buddhism, reality, and the mind, with interviewer Nigel Warburton.

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