Published October, 2006
By B. Alan Wallace and Brian Hodel
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Science has long treated religion as a set of personal beliefs that have little to do with a rational understanding of the mind and the universe. This work attempts to bridge this gap by launching an unbiased investigation into the history and practices of science and Buddhist contemplative disciplines.

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Published September, 2006
By Lesley A. Sharp
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Probes the ideological assumptions underlying the transfer of body parts, the social significance of donors' deaths, and the medico-scientific desires surrounding complex forms of body repair. This book considers the experimental realm, in which nonhuman species and artificial devices present further opportunities for recovery and for controversy.

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