Contemplative science is a transdisciplinary project aimed at understanding the effects of various kinds of mental and physical training (such as mindfulness meditation and tai chi) on the body, brain, and mind at different stages of the lifespan. As such, the goals of contemplative science are to create new knowledge regarding human plasticity and to generate new forms of human services that...
Stan Scott has taught philosophy, literature, and writing for many years at the University of Maine— Presque Isle. Current interests include studies in the Bible as literature, environmental ethics, philosophy of education, and literature of peace and justice. He is the author of Frontiers of Consciousness: Studies in American Philosophy and Poetry (Fordham UP, 1991, 1994) and numerous...