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Harvard University:Buddhism and Science: Tibetan and Zen Buddhist Perspectives
- Hosted by:
- Harvard Divinity School
- Speaker:
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Georges B. Dreyfus, Williams College
Eshin Nishimura, Hanazono University
- Starts:
- April 20, 2007 at 04:00 pm
- Ends:
- April 20, 2007 at 06:00 pm
- Location:
- Harvard Divinity School, Andover Hall , Sperry Room , 45 Francis Avenue , Cambridge
- Maps:
Description
The Mind Sciences-Buddhism Dialogue: Metaphysical Musings, Fruitful Encounters, and Problematic Comparisons
Georges B. Dreyfus, Professor of Religion, Williams College. Professor Dreyfus holds the title of Geshé Lharampais and has been active in the Tibetan Buddhist dialogue with contemporary neuroscience.
Contradiction and Transcendence in Human Existence: A Buddhist Response to Modern Science
Eshin Nishimura, former president of Hanazono University, Kyoto, Japan. Professor Nishimura is a Zen priest, a leading scholar of the philosophical tradition known in the West as the Kyoto School, and a leading scholar in the dialogue between Zen and Western philosophy.
There will be a question-and-answer session following the two talks, moderated by Donald K. Swearer, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies and director of the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
This event is sponsored by Harvard Divinity School (with a special grant from Richard Watson); the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School; and the Boston Theological Institute
For more information
- Contact person:
- Philip Clayton
- Phone:
- 617.496.2992
