Charles Goodman

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FirstName / namefirst	Charles
LastName / namelast	Goodman
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MainNamePhon	Charles Goodman
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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 co-author of Moonpaths: Ethics and Emptiness (2016). Recently he published the first complete translation of the Śikṣā-samuccaya in over ninety years, entitled The Training Anthology of Śāntideva (2016). Charles holds a BA in Physics from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on the works of Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophers, including Śāntideva, Bhāvaviveka, Nāgārjuna, Dharmakīrti, and Vasubandhu. His work emphasizes aspects of Buddhist thought that can offer valuable insights for the philosophy of today. Charles has also published several articles 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 Accessed Mar 29, 2021)
associatedwebsite	Personal Website
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
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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

Mahāyāna, or the Great Vehicle, refers to the system of Buddhist thought and practice which developed around the beginning of Common Era, focusing on the pursuit of the state of full enlightenment of the Buddha through the realization of the wisdom of emptiness and the cultivation of compassion.