Buddhism and Modernity

By Douglas Powers

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10 pages

Freud in particular developed the concept that freedom means acting on one’s desires. … From a Buddhist standpoint, this notion is totally twisted

Buddhism has a lot to contribute to the pressing problems of modernity. In this article, Powers briefly explores four such domains: individualism, science, freedom, and morality.

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Featured in the course, " Buddhism 101."

Published in 1997 in Religion East & West.

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    title={{B}uddhism and {M}odernity},
    author={Douglas Powers},
    year=1997,
    month=nov,
    journal={Religion East {\&} West},
    number=1,
    pages={67--76},
    keywords={buddhism,west,present,ethics,dialogue},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/buddhism-and-modernity_powers-doug}
}

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