Ethics, Being and Danger: Buddhist and Existentialist Approaches

Price Options:

Standard rate: £139

Supporter rate: £149

Theme: 

Buddhist and existential thinkers (Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Arendt, Sartre and Beauvoir) start from the fundamental question of what it means 'to be' in this world.

Both are highly critical of traditional and overly rationalistic approaches to ethics, and attempt to provide better accounts of what it means to be human. They do so by articulating ethical perspectives that respect the individual, yet, are fundamentally concerned with the Other - both human and non-human - and the ethical value of an authentic, or an 'awakened' way of life.

Although Buddhism and existentialism are highly ethical in their orientation neither espouse ethical theories, but attempt to demonstrate ways in which we can respond to the varied and changing nature of the ethical situations that we find ourselves inhabiting. Some of the important questions that we will address are:

· How can we behave ethically in an ever-changing world?
· What does it mean to have ethics without a fixed 'self'?
· How can we live with ethical uncertainty?
· What is ethical responsibility?
· How does a sense of wonder contribute to our ethical approaches?
· What are the contemporary 'dangers' to living ethically?

Throughout the course, we will keep in view the practical nature of such questions; and how ethics constitute the heart of Buddhist and existential ways of being in this world.

Schedule: 

6 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm UK time on June 10th, 17th, 24th and July 1st, 8th and 15th 2025 from 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM BST

Recordings:

Recordings will be shared after each session.

Suitability:

Open to all - new and experienced practitioners alike.

 Cost:

• The price includes a fee for the teachers, no additional dana will be requested. 
• Possibility to pay a supporter rate by selecting the option available on the registration form. (If you would like to pay this rate, please tick the 'yes' box under the supporter rate heading on the first page of the registration form.)
• If you are unable to afford the our standard course rate, please contact us here. We will make sure that no one is turned away because of lack of funds.

Teacher:

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