- Title: The Looming Environmental Crisis, a Perspective from Buddhist Philosophy
- Date: February 17th, 2026
- Time: 15:15-17:00
- Location: Janskerkhof 2-3, room 0.13
- Abstract: It is no secret that the world is facing an environmental crisis. Why should one care? And what should we do? These are questions that concern any thoughtful person. The answer to them depends, of course, on one’s philosophical views—most crucially, ethical and political. In this talk I will provide an answer to the questions from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy. No prior knowledge of Buddhist thought will be presumed.
- Bio: Graham Priest is Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is also Emeritus Professor at Melbourne University, a former Professorial Fellow at the Arché Research Centre, University of St Andrews, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. He is most well-known for his work on dialetheism, paraconsistency, and the interpretation of a variety of challenging historical texts such as Hegel’s Wissenschaft der Logik and Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā.
