Why I Am Not a Buddhist: Thompson, Evan: 9780300226553

This provocative book challenges the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism, arguing that the goals of science and religion are fundamentally different.

The author suggests cosmopolitanism as an alternative worldview with deep roots in both Eastern and Western traditions.

With lucid prose, Thompson dives into both Western and Buddhist philosophy to explain why efforts to unify science and religion are misguided.

This must-read book is a timely rebuttal to what the author calls Buddhist modernism, providing a convincing case against the idea that Buddhism is not a religion but a science of the mind.