2025 Cushing Distinguished Lecture Series
Buddhism and Nonviolence in the Contemporary World
To understand a Buddhist analysis of nonviolence in a way relevant to our contemporary life, it is first important to understand how violence manifests in the contemporary world. Second, we must develop a recognizably Buddhist analysis of that violence and its causes. Third, we must examine how a Buddhist ethical framework determines our responsibilities as agents in the context of that violence and a path to its eradication.
Friday March 14, 5p.m.
CHP Room 124
About the Speaker
Jay L. Garfield directs the Buddhist Studies Program and Tibetan Studies in India program at Smith College. He is also visiting professor of Buddhist philosophy at Harvard Divinity School. He is the author or editor of over 30 books and over 200 articles, chapters, and reviews including Getting Over Ourselves: How to be a Person Without a Self (2022), Buddhist Ethics: A Philosophical Exploration (2021) and Engaging Buddhism: Why it Matters to Philosophy (2015).
The Cushing Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by the generous endowment of Drs. Ralph(†) and Barbara Cushing, alumni of the graduate program in Religious Studies at Detroit Mercy.