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The God Test

Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning

by Robert Wright ...

From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright comes a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence—as an evolutionary force that will pose deep political and spiritual challenges and could, in the process, give our species a unifying sense of purpose.The God Test is the first book to capture the power behind the AI revolution—to clearly explain the breakthroughs that sparked ... Read more

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From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright comes a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence—as an evolutionary force that will pose deep political and spiritual challenges and could, in the process, give our species a unifying sense of purpose.The God Test is the first book to capture the power behind the AI revolution—to clearly explain the breakthroughs that sparked
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Why Buddhism is True

The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

by Robert Wright ...

From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative ... Read more

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From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative
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令人神往的靜坐開悟：普林斯頓大受歡迎的佛學與現代心理學

Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

by 羅伯．賴特(Robert Wright) ...

Translated by 宋宜真 ...

Series series 心理
● 我一直在等待一位實際且多疑的作者，來寫出一本關於佛教的書，而且必須好讀又清楚。現在終於有了這本！閱讀這本書，能踏上同時享受科學與精神的旅程。──現代正向心理學運動之父馬丁．賽里格曼●這是一本好書。結合進化心理學、哲學，還有佛教傳統經典和個人靜坐經驗，絕對獨特！──普林斯頓大學宗教系教授喬納森．古德●深具啟發、充滿知識，極有價值。我發現自己不僅邊看邊點頭同意作者所說，甚至還拍手叫好！──《紐約時報》普林斯頓大學高評分公開課程！第一本結合心理學、神經科學與佛學的作品，解析佛教推崇的靜坐，如何成為擁有清晰思慮和持久幸福的關鍵。你是否希望擺脫感受與錯覺的勒索？你是否希望用更謹慎敏銳、更清晰快樂的方式體驗這個世界？兩千多年來，佛教一直在研究人類心智是如何建置、如何對環境做出反應。現在，借助科學的發展、心理學實驗研究的累積、天擇理論的成熟，我們終於得以透過科學精神深入探討「無我」與「空」這兩. ... Read more

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● 我一直在等待一位實際且多疑的作者，來寫出一本關於佛教的書，而且必須好讀又清楚。現在終於有了這本！閱讀這本書，能踏上同時享受科學與精神的旅程。──現代正向心理學運動之父馬丁．賽里格曼●這是一本好書。結合進化心理學、哲學，還有佛教傳統經典和個人靜坐經驗，絕對獨特！──普林斯頓大學宗教系教授喬納森．古德●深具啟發、充滿知識，極有價值。我發現自己不僅邊看邊點頭同意作者所說，甚至還拍手叫好！──《紐約時報》普林斯頓大學高評分公開課程！第一本結合心理學、神經科學與佛學的作品，解析佛教推崇的靜坐，如何成為擁有清晰思慮和持久幸福的關鍵。你是否希望擺脫感受與錯覺的勒索？你是否希望用更謹慎敏銳、更清晰快樂的方式體驗這個世界？兩千多年來，佛教一直在研究人類心智是如何建置、如何對環境做出反應。現在，借助科學的發展、心理學實驗研究的累積、天擇理論的成熟，我們終於得以透過科學精神深入探討「無我」與「空」這兩.
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The Moral Animal

Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology

by Robert Wright ...

One of the most provocative science books ever published—"a feast of great thinking and writing about the most profound issues there are" (The New York Times Book Review)."Fiercely intelligent, beautifully written and engrossingly original." —The New York Times Book ReviewAre men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made ... Read more

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One of the most provocative science books ever published—"a feast of great thinking and writing about the most profound issues there are" (The New York Times Book Review)."Fiercely intelligent, beautifully written and engrossingly original." —The New York Times Book ReviewAre men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made
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Robert Wright Two-Book Bundle

Three Nights in Havana and Our Man in Tehran

by Robert Wright ...

In Three Nights in Havana and Our Man in Tehran, author and historian Robert Wright brings to life two key events that shaped Canada’s diplomatic psyche and forever changed how Canada was viewed by the rest of the world.On January 26, 1976, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau became the first leader of a NATO country to visit Cuba since the crippling 1960 American economic embargo. Three Nights in ... Read more

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In Three Nights in Havana and Our Man in Tehran, author and historian Robert Wright brings to life two key events that shaped Canada’s diplomatic psyche and forever changed how Canada was viewed by the rest of the world.On January 26, 1976, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau became the first leader of a NATO country to visit Cuba since the crippling 1960 American economic embargo. Three Nights in
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Millicent and the Alien Abduction

by Robert Wright ...

Millie's got bite!Millie was an everyday high school student with a secret. And she certainly didn't sign up for a cosmic abduction. But when the furry aliens snatched her, they soon found out they had messed with the wrong undead girl. She's ready to show the invaders that the human race isn't going to be a pushover. ... Read more

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Millie's got bite!Millie was an everyday high school student with a secret. And she certainly didn't sign up for a cosmic abduction. But when the furry aliens snatched her, they soon found out they had messed with the wrong undead girl. She's ready to show the invaders that the human race isn't going to be a pushover.
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Perché il buddhismo fa bene

La scienza e la filosofia alla base di meditazione e illuminazione

by Robert Wright ...

«Wright mostra come la dottrina e la pratica buddhiste anticipano e affermano la visione ‘modulare’ della mente sostenuta da buona parte della scienza cognitiva contemporanea.»la Repubblica«Una fantastica introduzione razionale alla meditazione… Una guida sferzante ed estremamente pratica al superamento della sofferenza.»New York Magazine«Wright mostra come la dottrina e la pratica buddhiste ... Read more

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«Wright mostra come la dottrina e la pratica buddhiste anticipano e affermano la visione ‘modulare’ della mente sostenuta da buona parte della scienza cognitiva contemporanea.»la Repubblica«Una fantastica introduzione razionale alla meditazione… Una guida sferzante ed estremamente pratica al superamento della sofferenza.»New York Magazine«Wright mostra come la dottrina e la pratica buddhiste
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Waarom boeddhisme werkt

De wetenschap en filosofie van meditatie en verlichting

by Robert Wright ...

Translated by Paul Syrier ...

Wij mensen zijn niet gauw tevreden. Dat is ook helemaal niet de bedoeling; de evolutie heeft ervoor gezorgd dat onze geest vatbaar is voor allerlei illusies en frustraties. Angst, hebzucht, depressie - ze zitten ingebakken in onze natuur. Niemand weet dat beter dan Robert Wright, die in zijn universitaire carrière al jaren onderzoekt hoe de evolutionaire psychologie een verklaring kan geven voor ... Read more

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Wij mensen zijn niet gauw tevreden. Dat is ook helemaal niet de bedoeling; de evolutie heeft ervoor gezorgd dat onze geest vatbaar is voor allerlei illusies en frustraties. Angst, hebzucht, depressie - ze zitten ingebakken in onze natuur. Niemand weet dat beter dan Robert Wright, die in zijn universitaire carrière al jaren onderzoekt hoe de evolutionaire psychologie een verklaring kan geven voor
... Read more
Nonzero

The Logic of Human Destiny

by Robert Wright ...

In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history–and discerning where history will lead us next.In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, Wright asserts that, ever since the primordial ooze, life has followed a ... Read more

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In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history–and discerning where history will lead us next.In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, Wright asserts that, ever since the primordial ooze, life has followed a
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The Sinking of the Lusitania

by Robert Wright ...

The Sinking of the Lusitania is a collection of short stories linked together by the medal of the same name. Some stories have an autobiographical element, some are historically based, and others are purely fictitious. The stories span the period from the early 1930s to the year 2025, with settings ranging from central Britain to Poland, Germany, and France. Themes of romance and nostalgia are ... Read more

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The Sinking of the Lusitania is a collection of short stories linked together by the medal of the same name. Some stories have an autobiographical element, some are historically based, and others are purely fictitious. The stories span the period from the early 1930s to the year 2025, with settings ranging from central Britain to Poland, Germany, and France. Themes of romance and nostalgia are
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Unwanted

by Robert Wright ...

Suffer the children for in war the innocents are the first to be ravaged and the last to be redeemed in its aftermath - Sarah BrodyIn an America devastated by war, there is only one place half-breeds belong . . .The Rock. Such a common name for such a terrible place. Life is cheap on The Rock, it is hard. It's the perfect place to dump the half-breeds, children born of human and alien parents. ... Read more

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Suffer the children for in war the innocents are the first to be ravaged and the last to be redeemed in its aftermath - Sarah BrodyIn an America devastated by war, there is only one place half-breeds belong . . .The Rock. Such a common name for such a terrible place. Life is cheap on The Rock, it is hard. It's the perfect place to dump the half-breeds, children born of human and alien parents.
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The Evolution of God

by Robert Wright ...

In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure ... Read more

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In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure
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