Upcoming Events:
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Jainism, Solidarity, and Animals (Tuesday 4/30/2024 from 11:00-12:15pm, Location: ZOOM).
- Speaker: Dr. Brianne Donaldson
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Abstract: While “solidarity” is not a technical term in the ancient India-based canon of the Jain tradition, for over 2500 years practitioners have attempted to coexist nonviolently within a universe overflowing with sentient life. This chapter explores foundations for considering the concept of human-animal solidarity from a Jaina perspective, including its framework of universal sentience with karmic difference, as well as reciprocal suffering and the Jain response of carefulness. Moreover, the tradition’s account the interchangeability of life forms and conditional human exceptionalism expressed through nonviolence offer a valuable comparison with contemporary debates on “political solidarity” with more-than-human others. In spite of Jainism’s specific context and worldview, its radical commitment not to harm other living beings warrants serious consideration within contemporary scholarship on human-animal-ecological solidarity.
Past Events:
November 3, 2023: On God, with ChatGPT: A Discussion with Dr. Daniel Vecchio
Topic: Anselm and ChatGPT
Time: Nov 3, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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https://vvc-edu.zoom.us/j/87226217288
Meeting ID: 872 2621 7288
