Valuing Diversity
(December 2012)
Buddhist Reflection on Realizing a More Equitable Global Future Peter D. Hershock - Author
Uses Buddhist philosophy to discuss diversity as a value, one that can contribute to equity in a globalizing world.
Diversity matters. Whether in the context of ecosystems, education, the workplace, or politics, diversity is now recognized as a fact and as something to be positively affirmed. But what is the value of diversity? What explains its increasing significance? Valuing Diversity is a groundbrea...(Read More)
Explores a wide range of Confucian-based cultures of authority in China.
This volume examines the values that have historically guided the negotiation of identity, both practical and ideal, in Chinese Confucian culture, considers how these values play into the conception and exercise of authority, and assesses their contemporary relevance in a rapidly globalizing world. Included are essays that explore the rule of ...(Read More)
Reinventing the Wheel
(July 1999)
A Buddhist Response to the Information Age Peter D. Hershock - Author
Suggests that certain Buddhist notions may act as an antidote to the adverse effects of high-tech media.
By uniquely using Buddhist teachings, Reinventing the Wheel assesses the personal and communal costs of our global economic and technological commitments. Hershock urges reinvention of the technological "wheel," and, at the same time, acknowledges the need for new forms of practice suited to our rapidly evolving social, polit...(Read More)
Liberating Intimacy
(July 1996)
Enlightenment and Social Virtuosity in Ch'an Buddhism Peter D. Hershock - Author
"This is the best book I have ever read on the Ch'an Buddhist tradition. Hershock articulates and defends his thesis with insight, power, and elegance. Enlightenment is ultimately about intimacy, sociality, and virtuosity. It is a central, yet heretofore ignored, aspect of not only the Ch'an Buddhist tradition in China, but also the Soto (Zen) tradition in Japan. If you understand Hershock on Ch'an, you are well on your way to understanding Zen Budd...(Read More)
