The Buddha Was a Psychologist: A Rational Approach to Buddhist Teachings

In The Buddha Was a Psychologist: A Rational Approach to Buddhist Teachings, Arnold Kozak argues for a secular and psychological interpretation of the Buddha’s wisdom, with a particular focus on his mind model and use of metaphor. Kozak closely examines the Buddha’s hagiography, analyzing Buddhist dharma through the contexts of neuroscience, cognitive linguistics, and evolutionary psychology.

Arnold Kozak is clinical assistant professor of psychiatry in the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont.