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Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World: A Talk by Jay L. Garfield

    College of Liberal Arts
    Thursday, April 20, 2023 // 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
    • Thursday, April 20, 2023 // 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
    002 // Mazur Hall // 1835 N. 12th Street // Philadelphia, PA 19122
    image of Jay Garfield in a blue and gray shirt with a field behind him

    Please join us for a talk with Jay L. Garfield (Smith College), Chair of Philosophy and Director of Tibetan Studies in India Program. Dr. Garfield is also a visiting professor of Buddhist philosophy at Harvard Divinity School, professor of philosophy at Melbourne University and adjunct professor of philosophy at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies. Academicinfluence.com has identified him as one of the 50 most influential philosophers in the world over the past decade.

    Dr. Garfield will be speaking on  the subject of Buddhism and Nonviolence in the contemporary world and how the Engaged Buddhist movement directs our attention to the normalization of harm, or what we have rather come to call violence in everyday life—and the need for radical change if we are to lead lives of ahiṃsā or nonviolence. Dr. Garfield will present a Buddhist analysis of nonviolence in a way that is relevant to our contemporary life by examining how violence manifests in the contemporary world. Dr. Garfield will then develop a Buddhist analysis of that violence and it's causes, and thirdly, he will ask how a Buddhist ethical framework determines our responsibilities as agents in the context of that violence and a path to it’s eradication.

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    Created By: College of Liberal Arts, Religion, Philosophy
    Open To: Alumni // Graduate Students
    Type: Lecture
    Tags: Religion // Buddhism // Buddhist Studies

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