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Explore the deeper foundations of democracy with Professor Jay Garfield, interviewed by Host and Creator Katherine Davies. How fear is used to divide us, why hope and courage matter, and getting out of the way of one’s ‘self’, and much else! It is a rich thirty minutes you might find yourself listening to more than once, and discovering something new every time.
Jay L. Garfield is Doris Silbert Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy and Buddhist Studies, emeritus, at Smith College, Visiting Professor of Buddhist philosophy at Harvard Divinity School, and Professor of Philosophy at Melbourne University.
Professor Garfield’s research addresses topics in the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, the history of modern Indian philosophy, epistemology, ethics, the nature of normativity, and topics in Buddhist philosophy, particularly Indo-Tibetan Madhyamaka and Yogācāra. He is the author or editor of over 30 books and over 200 articles, chapters, and reviews.
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Shantideva image: from a 19th century painting and in the public domain according to Wikipedia where the source site is earlytibet.com.
Buddhaghosa image: Britannica Editors. "Buddhaghosa". Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 Jan. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Buddhaghosa. Accessed 26 June 2026.
Music from Uppbeat is Niafunke by Arnito.
