Mind and Life: Discussions with the Dalai Lama on the Nature of Reality

by Pier Luigi Luisi

Book Overview

For over a decade, a small group of scientists and philosophers--members of the Mind and Life Institute--have met regularly to explore the intersection between science and the spirit. At one of these meetings, the themes discussed were both fundamental and profound: can physics, chemistry, and biology explain the mystery of life? How do our philosophical assumptions influence science and the ethics we bring to biotechnology? And how does an ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231145519
• ISBN13: 9780231145510
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher