The 7th MaMa Charitable Foundation
Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies Lecture Series
Happiness: Worldly, Spiritual, and Transhuman
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| Speaker: | Professor Damien Keown |
| Time: | Lecture 1: 7-9 pm on Friday, 4th of October, 2019 (cancelled) Lecture 2: 3-5 pm on Sunday, 6th of October, 2019 (cancelled) Lecture 3: 6:00-7:15 pm on Tuesday, 8th of October, 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Type: | Free admission | All are welcome |
| Organized by: | HKU Centre of Buddhist Studies |
| Sponsored by: | MaMa Charitable Foundation |
| Enquiry: | hkucbs@hku.hk | (852) 3917 0094 |
About the Speaker
Professor Damien Keown
MaMa Charitable Foundation Visiting Professor
Damien Keown is Emeritus Professor of Buddhist Ethics at Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. His main research interests are theoretical and applied aspects of Buddhist ethics, with particular reference to contemporary issues. He is the author of many books and articles including Buddhist Ethics: A Very Short Introduction (OUP 2006). In 1994 he founded The Journal of Buddhist Ethics with Charles S. Prebish, with whom he also co-founded the Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism Series.
Lecture Summary
About the Lecture Series
Professor Damien Keown has chosen happiness as the topic of these lectures. He will be concerned in particular with the question of what makes happiness sustainable as distinct from transient and ephemeral. To explore this question he will consider three forms of happiness – worldly, spiritual, and transhuman – dedicating one lecture to each. Drawing on the Pali Canon as primary source, his conclusion will be that happiness is sustainable only when supported by virtue.