David Loy
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Dr. David R. Loy (born 1947) currently holds the Besl Family Chair of Ethics/Religion & Society, a visiting appointment at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio[1]. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Singapore.[1] He was professor of philosophy at Bunkyo University in Chigasaki, Japan[2] until January 2006.[3] In 1971, he began practicing Zen with Robert Aitken Roshi in Hawaii.[2] and is an authorized teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Zen Buddhism where he completed formal koan training under Zen Master Yamada Koun Roshi.[4]
He is the author of several books on philosophy and ethics, including:
- Nonduality: A Study in Comparative Philosophy, New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press, 1988. Reviewed by Robert Zeuschner[5] and by Karl H. Potter.[6]
- Lack and Transcendence: The Problem of Death and Life in Psychotherapy, Existentialism, and Buddhism, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey: Humanities Press, 1996 (review review 2)
- A Buddhist History of the West: Studies in Lack (SUNY Press, 2002)
- The Great Awakening: A Buddhist Social Theory (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2003)
- The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons: Buddhist Themes in Modern Fantasy (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2004) ISBN 0861714768. Co-authored with Linda Goodhew.
plus numerous other publications as author or editor.[2]
He sits on the editorial boards of the journals Cultural Dynamics, Worldviews, Contemporary Buddhism, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, and World Federation of Buddhists Review.[2]
He is married to Linda Goodhew, formerly an associate professor of English literature at Gakushuin University in Japan. [2][7] They have one son, Mark Loy Goodhew.
[edit] Further reading
Pravit Rojanaphruk, Spirits in a Material World: David Loy on Re-evaluating Religion.
[edit] Sources
- ^ a b The Ethics/Religion & Society Program
- ^ a b c d e Curriculum vitae and bibliography of David R. Loy (German) (actually partly German and partly English).
- ^ Wikipedia talk message from David Loy.
- ^ Lack and Liberation in Self and Society: An Interview with David Loy
- ^ Review author[s]: Robert B. Zeuschner. Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 10, 1990 (1990), pp. 300-302 doi:10.2307/1390225 [1]
- ^ Review author[s]: Karl H. Potter. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Vol. 51, No. 3 (Sep., 1991), pp. 733-735 doi:10.2307/2107905 [2].
- ^ Rethinking Karma:The Dharma of Social Justice
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