Comparative approaches, especially those couched as “East/West” philosophy, are beset with simplification, projections, and biases, often resulting in narrowness and…
Jonathan Gold
Jonathan C. Gold is Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for Culture, Society and Religion at Princeton University. A scholar of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, he is especially interested in how Buddhist approaches to language, ethics, and mind apply to contemporary philosophical and cultural issues. He is the author of The Dharma’s Gatekeepers: Sakya Paṇḍita on Buddhist Scholarship in Tibet (2007), Paving the Great Way: Vasubandhu’s Unifying Buddhist Philosophy (2015), and numerous articles, including opinion pieces in ABC Religion & Ethics, Tricycle, and Lion’s Roar. He is co-editor of Readings of Śāntideva’s Guide to Bodhisattva Practice (2019).