The Authority of Experience

The Authority of Experience

John Pickering

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1997
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Estudios étnicos
ISBN:
9780700704507

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The decline of mechanism and positivism offers new opportunities to bring together Western and Buddhist views of the mind and its relationship to its surroundings. The purpose of this collection of readings is to present some contemporary views on this progressive integration.

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