Marx and Mill: similar makers of the modern left
Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill have both done a great deal to shape modern political philosophy. Their differences stand … Continue reading →
Love of All Wisdom
Philosophy through multiple traditions
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The Radical Buddhism Project
My friend and colleague James Shields has just started a new site called the Radical Buddhism Project, an independent digital Continue reading
The present moment has no marshmallow
Last year the Zen philosopher Seth Zuihō Segall invited me to speak to a course on seven universal virtues, on Continue reading
The gap is not glorious
The great Buddhist poet Aśvaghoṣa famously tells the story of the Buddha’s father, the king, who tried to keep his Continue reading
Announcing my book: After Anger
Readers, I m delighted to announce that my first book is officially scheduled for publication! It ll come out in November but Continue reading
On being from Canada (and not India)
The great Canadian folk singer Stan Rogers – taken from us far too soon at a mere 33 – has Continue reading
Against nostalgic ecology
When we think about the natural environment and how to treat it, we often assume by default that what we re Continue reading
You still have to naturalize karma
Karin Meyers s work on the damned topics of Buddhist philosophy is most powerful on the topic of rebirth. Because that s Continue reading
On the damned topics of Buddhist philosophy
American University philosopher Karin Meyers made an important contribution to Buddhist philosophical studies with her 2016 essay The damned topics Continue reading
There’s no such thing as racial purity
You probably know the story: Once upon a time, human beings evolved in Africa, looking much like the black people Continue reading
The Gnostic aesthetics of leg waxing
A couple weeks ago I had my annual leg wax. I only get my legs waxed once a year – Continue reading