I have just published a new article published in volume 22 of the excellent free and open-access Journal of Buddhist Ethics.
The article is entitled “The Metaphysical Basis of Śāntideva’s Ethics“. Buddhists do a lot of theoretical philosophy that sometimes seems irrelevant to the project of freeing ourselves from suffering, and this article aims to show why it isn’t. I’ve been wanting to probe the theoretical foundations of ethics more, and this article is one exploration into that. I presented it at the SACP a few years ago and have now finally made it available. Have a look!
elisa freschi said:
thanks for pointing it out, Amod. Shall we start a discussion about it at the IPh blog?
Amod Lele said:
Sure! I always wonder about too much self-promotion in a joint effort like the IPB, which is why I didn’t post it there. I suppose that’s a longer conversation to have. For now, would you like to make a post about it there yourself? (Be as critical as you like!) I do think the questions it raises about the relationship between theoretical and practical philosophy should be of great interest to the IPB’s audience.
loveofallwisdom said:
For anyone interested, the discussion Elisa mentions is now up and running.