J PL's Storytelling Community of Practice Presents: Designing Intercultural Empathy Join doctoral researcher Gurachi Phoenix for a discussion of the role of empathy in intercultural communication on Nov. 17 at noon. PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2022 Abstract: Most storytelling, including TV and pop-culture cinema, is ethnocentric. And the fact that it’s designed around specific cultural and language traditions can present barriers to cross-cultural understanding, cultural diversity, and inclusivity. But a study of deep connections between Asian and Western cultures reveals that there may be avenues of engaging viewers viscerally and immersively in story, independently of their language and cultural background. There may be ways for two people from different cultures, who don’t speak each other’s language, to communicate through the language of story, by engaging their sense of empathy. In his presentation, Gurachi Phoenix will discuss ideas relating human behavior, immersive technolog...
The Metaphysical Foundations of Buddhism Owen Flanagan explores how Buddhism reconciles meaning and science — without a creator, a soul, or supernatural scaffolding. In “The Bodhisattva’s Brain: Buddhism Naturalized,” philosopher Owen Flanagan explores whether a major spiritual tradition can be reconciled with a thoroughly scientific worldview. Rejecting supernaturalism, Flanagan presents a version of Buddhism that remains both ethically serious and existentially rich, while remaining fully compatible with contemporary science and philosophy. In the excerpt that follows, he examines how Buddhism diverges sharply from theistic traditions by denying the existence of a creator God and a permanent self. Drawing on metaphysical concepts like dependent origination and anatman (no-self), he argues that these doctrines not only make internal sense within Buddhist thought but also resonate with modern scientific understandings of consciousness and the cosmos. 在《菩萨之脑:自然化的佛教》一书中,哲学家欧文·...
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