Lectures by Powell

Philosophy



Death of Socrates and the Buddha and the Value of Philosophy  Powell, August 28, 2007

 Logical, Sound and Fallacious Arguments  Powell, September fifth, 2007

Various Perspectives on Good and Evil by Powell, September 14, 2007 

Berkeley and Friends on Idealism, Hume and Friends on Realism  the "Subjective" and "Idealist" versus the "Objective" and Experientialist" Approaches

            Powell, September 25th, 2007

Free Will, Determinism or Fatalism? Powell, 

Pragmatism and Contrasts of Western Views with Indian Thinkers Nagarjuna and Asanga Powell, September 27th, 2007

 Political Theories  Powell, November 24, 2008

Knowledge or "Epistemology" Powell,

James Powell on the meaning of Nietzsche's Death of God November, 2007


East / West Perspectives


Introduction to the Three Major Families of Perspectives:  Euro-Semitic, Indian and Chinese Powell, Part One January 2008

Introduction to the Three Major Families of Perspectives:  Euro-Semitic, Indian and Chinese  Powell, Part Two January 2008

Shamanism and Tribal Religions:  the Origins of all Perspectives Powell, January 2008

Sanaatanadharma or "Hinduism" Powell, February 2008

Judaism Powell, March 2008

Other Views on other topics:

Chanju Mun on Tibetan Gelukpa Tradition from the Perspective of a Korean Monk (ca 2003)

Chanju Mun on Minjung or Korean "Peoples' Buddhism" in Post-war Korea (ca. 2003)


Conference Presentations


"Snuffing Out" Humankind's Ego Self:  Protestant and Buddhist Social Ethics 

        Dr. James K. Powell II, American Association of Asian Studies, Atlanta (April 6th, 2008)

Gyoki and the Bodhisattva Ideal 

        Ronald S. Green, Coastal Carolina University