{"product_id":"collected-essays-on-science-and-spirituality-9798171966430","title":"Collected essays on science and spirituality","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Alan Paul\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Physics - Quantum Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection was assembled in 2026 from essays written over the past 15 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are several essays that focus on some aspect of Buddhist philosophy that I call 'metaphysical', i.e. describing the way the world is from that perspective. This is called 'the view'. It is said that a 'correct view' is necessary for enlightenment. I not only dispute this claim, but also dispute the 'truth' of the view, i.e. I argue that the world is not that way. I base my argument on a combination of modern logic, physical evidence, and physics that has been established, justified and verified beyond a shadow of a doubt. Many Buddhists argue against the physics, and I respond to their protestations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther essays examine the generic nature of 'spirituality', a word\/concept that requires and receives definition and elaboration. I examine several attempts to classify religious thought and the notion of theism--that a 'god' or 'God' is existent in the world. While the truth of that notion is beyond my capability to judge, I can and do marshal evidence and logic in its favor and disfavor. 'Spirituality' can, however, be non-theistic, hence I examine several aspects of this word\/concept. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeveral of the essays include or even focus sharply on misunderstandings due to misuse of words and logic. Hence, I write extensively on those topics to establish a foundation that can enable meaningful discourse with holders of diverse views, as long as they are willing to apply clarity and logic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI also include an essay that has little directly to do with spirituality, yet provides a foundation for understanding science generally and physics in particular--as the science of the physical world--in application to other topics such as religion and spirituality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays are: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith focus on Buddhist views about the view: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssay 1: The nature of mind from mahamudra and neurophysics\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssay 2: Zeno \u0026amp; Nagarjuna on motion: mahāmudrā, koan and mathematical physics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssay 3: Modern physics and Middle Way emptiness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssay 4: Parts and wholes in Buddhism, physics and philosophy\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith generic spirituality: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssay 5: Emergent philosophy: philosophy of emergence in science and spirituality\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssay 6: Philosophy of science and spirituality, an introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoundations of physical science that can be used with various philosophical applications: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssay 7: Foundations for a philosophy of physics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":68016619225239,"sku":"9798171966430","price":1571.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798171966430.webp?v=1791403381","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/collected-essays-on-science-and-spirituality-9798171966430","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}