Philosophers call theories that promote happiness "eudaimonistic." Aristotle and J.S. Mill are eudaimonistic philosophers. Kant, who famously said "it is one thing to be happy another to be good," is non-eudaimonistic. Is Buddhism eudaimonistic?
In the following lecture, the philosopher Owen Flanagan explores whether Buddhism is eudaimonistic. In so doing, he presents some interpretive points about the general structure of Buddhist ethics, and the plausibility of empirical claims about Buddhism and happiness.
This podcast was produced by the Columbia Society for Comparative Philosophy. To find out more about the CSCP, and our lecture series, please visit our website.
Seems the trackback is not working.
And so I will add a small comment along with a link to more comments on the lecture.
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Posted by: Loden Jinpa | Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 04:49 PM
Are the CSCP courses also open for exchange students like me?
Posted by: Geld Lenen | Monday, December 03, 2007 at 04:10 PM
All our meetings are open to the public. Please feel free to attend.
Posted by: Christopher Kelley | Monday, December 03, 2007 at 10:04 PM