The Economics of Singularities of Science Elucidated with Buddhist Thoughts

2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-69117-1
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

This book analyses the unprecedented economic and social challenges to human civilization from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy. It reviews singularities in a broad range of scientific experiments, including the theory of relativity, quantum physics, artificial intelligence, mRNA virology, stem cell biology, and neuroscience to evaluate catastrophic risks posed to the present global economic and environmental order. Through placing these discussions within the context of Buddhist philosophy, an alternative to traditional economic and science ideas is presented. The power of technological progress and associate risks is highlighted as a way of looking into and creating a more sustainable future.

This book provides a fresh interpretation of fat-tail economics that draws ideas from the basic sciences. The book will be of much value to students and researchers who are keen to environmental economics, planetwide catastrophes, and Buddhist philosophy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seo, S. Niggol

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1:

An Introduction to Singularities of Science and Economics with Buddhist Thoughts

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Scientists Pursuits

1.3. Singularities Science

1.4. Singularities Economics

1.5. A Heartful Perspective from the Buddhist Thoughts

1.6. The Structure of the Book

1.7. The Road Ahead

References

Chapter 2:

A Compendium of Buddhist Thoughts for Scientists as Elucidated by Lama Tsongkhapa

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Buddhism in a Nutshell according to Je Rinpoche

2.3. The Question of “I”: Where It All Begins in Time and Space

2.4. The Question of Life: Sentient Beings in the Cycle of Existence

2.5. The Question of the Worlds: Things “beyond Us”

2.6. Buddha the Teacher of Gods and Humans

2.7. Manjushri the Buddha of Wisdom

References

Chapter 3:

The Economics of Singularities and Civilizations-ending Catastrophes

3.1. Introduction

3.2. The Bifurcation Theory and Singularity in Mathematics

3.3. A Singularity in the Catastrophe Theory

3.4. A Chaos Theory

3.5. The Economics of Fractals and Fat-tails

3.6. A Behavioral Economics Critique

3.7. Moving Forward from Economics to Science Singularities

References

Chapter 4:

The Physics of Relativity and the Strangelet Singularity

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Physics in a Nutshell

4.3. The Theory of Relativity in a Nutshell

4.4. The God Particle Experiment

4.5. A Strangelet Singularity

4.6. The Buddhist Wisdom of Light, Time, and Space

References

Chapter 5:

The Quantum Physics and an Artificial Intelligence Singularity

5.1. Introduction

5.2. Quantum Physics in a Nutshell

5.3. Shortcomings of Quantum Physics

5.4. Singularity in Artificial Intelligence

5.5. The Buddhist Wisdom on the AI and Quantum Physics

5.6. Perfect Wisdom in the Context of AI Singularity

References

Chapter 6:

A Singularity in mRNA Virus, Virology, and Vaccinology

6.1. Introduction

6.2. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Novel Coronavirus

6.3. mRNA Vaccines

6.4. A Singularity of Virology and Vaccinology

6.5. The Buddhist Insights on Virology and Vaccinology

References

Chapter 7:

A Singularity in the Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Cell Biology in a Nutshell

7.3. Stem Cell Research

7.4. A Singularity from Stem Cell or Cloning Research

7.5. A Buddhist Perspective on Stem Cell Research

7.6. Additional Remarks on Human Gene Modifications

References

Chapter 8:

A Neuroscience Singularity: Making Consciousness

8.1. Introduction

8.2. Neuroscience or Brain Science in a Nutshell

8.3. The Neuroscience Experiments

8.4. Singularities of Neuroscience

8.5. A Buddhist Perspective on Neuroscience Singularities

8.6. Final Remarks

References

Chapter 9:

Buddhist Synthesis: Seeing Singularities of Science via All Things are Mind Only

9.1. Introduction

9.2. The Three Realms are Mere Minds

9.3. Science Singularities

9.4. Singularities Economics

9.5. Seeing Science Singularities through Buddha’s Transcendent Wisdom

9.6. An End of a Personal Journey in Minds-only

References

Appendix. A Brief Introduction to Scriptures of Buddhism with Bibliography.

Appendix: Essential Tibetan Words of Tibetan Buddhism

Book Index

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Über Autor(innen)

S. Niggol Seo is an economist whose research focuses on global warming and global public goods. He has previously worked on various projects with the World Bank on climate change in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and has held Professor positions in the UK, Spain, and Australia from 2006.