Charles Goodman
Goodman, C.
| PersonType | Category:Professors Category:Translators |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Charles |
| LastName / namelast | Goodman |
| MainNamePhon | Charles Goodman |
| SortName | Goodman, Charles |
| bio | Charles Goodman is professor in the philosophy department and the Department of Asian and Asian-American Studies at Binghamton University. His first book was Consequences of Compassion: An Interpretation and Defense of Buddhist Ethics (2009). As a member of the Cowherds collaboration, he is also a coauthor of Moonpaths: Ethics and Emptiness (2016). His translation of the Siksa-samuccaya has recently been published as The Training Anthology of Santideva (2016). He holds a BA in physics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Michigan. He has published articles and book chapters on the works of Mahayana Buddhist philosophers, including Santideva, Bhaviveka, Nagarjuna, Dharmakirti, and Vasubandhu. His work emphasizes aspects of Buddhist thought that can offer valuable insights for the philosophy of today. He has also published on applied ethics and political philosophy in the Western tradition. His writings on Buddhist philosophy have explored a range of topics, including ethical theory, conceptions of well-being, free will, and personal identity. (Source: Readings of Śāntideva's Guide to Bodhisattva Practice, pg 285.) |
| affiliation | Binghamton University |
| currentworks | The Training Anthology of Śāntideva: A Translation of the Śikṣā-samuccaya |
| phduniversity | University of Michigan |
| education | 2002- Phd, Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| IsInGyatsa | No |
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- Books
- The Training Anthology of Śāntideva: A Translation of the Śikṣā-samuccaya. Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Consequences of Compassion: An Interpretation and Defense of Buddhist Ethics. Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Articles
- “Paternalist Deception in the Lotus Sūtra: A Normative Assessment,” Journal of Buddhist Ethics 18 (2011) | Read article online
- “Bhāvaviveka’s Arguments for Emptiness,” Asian Philosophy 18:2 (July 2008) pp. 167-184
- “Consequentialism, Agent-Neutrality, and Mahāyāna Ethics,” Philosophy East and West 58:1 (January 2008) pp. 17-35