A Buddhist Perspective on the Environment: Karuṇā and Pratītyasamutpāda
Speakers Name
Dr. Graham Priest
About the speaker
Graham Priest is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, Boyce Gibson Professor Emeritus at the University of Melbourne, and International Research Fellow at the Ruhr University of Bochum. He is known for his work on non-classical logic, metaphysics, the history of philosophy, and Buddhist philosophy. He has published over 350 articles (in nearly every major philosophy and logic journal) 10 monographs (mostly with Oxford University Press), and many edited collections. Further details can be found at: grahampriest.net.
Affiliation
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center, City University of New York
Abstract
It is no secret that the world is facing an environmental crisis. Why should one care? And what should we do? These are questions that concern any thoughtful person. The answer to them depends, of course, on one’s philosophical views—most crucially, ethical and political. In this talk I will provide an answer to the questions from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy. No prior knowledge of Buddhist thought will be presumed.
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