Yet, if you never feel that Wright is telling you something profound or beautiful, you also never feel that he is telling you something untrue. A review in The New Yorker by Adam Gopnik stated, "Wright’s book has no poetry or paradox anywhere in it. Why Buddhism is True received a number of positive reviews from major publications. He argues the modern psychological idea of the modularity of mind resonates with the Buddhist teaching of no-self ( anatman). In line with his background, Wright draws heavily on evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology to defend Buddhism's diagnosis of the causes of human suffering. He further argues that more widespread practice of meditation could lead to a more reflective and empathetic population and reduce political tribalism. In Why Buddhism is True, Wright advocates a secular, Westernized form of Buddhism focusing on the practice of mindfulness meditation and stripped of supernatural beliefs such as reincarnation. As of August 2017, the book had peaked at The New York Times No. Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment is a 2017 book by Robert Wright.
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