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- David Putney
- Associate Professor
- Philosophy & Religious Studies
- 9016 Batten Arts and Letters
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-3868
- dputney@odu.edu
- I received my BA from the University of Washington and Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii. I have lived 10 years in Japan
and am bilingual in Japanese & English.
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Education
- University of Hawaii,
1990
- Major: Philosophy (Asian and Comparative)
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Hawaii,
1985
- Major: Philosophy (Asian and Comparative)
- Degree: M.A.
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
1979
- Major: EDUCATION
- Degree: WASHINGTON STATE TEACHING CERTIFICATE
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON,
1973
- Major: JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- Degree: B.A.
- TENRI UNIVERSITY,
1972
- Major: JAPANESE LANGUAGE, Japanese Religion, and Japanese Philosophy
- Degree: Other
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Research Interests
- Japanese Zen Studies (especially Dogen), Comparative Philosophy, especially issues regarding Personhood and the Freedom vs.
Determinism Debate.
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Expertise
- Philosophy
- Buddhism (Early, Mahayana, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian); Other areas of specific expertise: Hinduism, Confucianism,
Daoism. Other areas of complimentary expertise: History of Western Religions / Philosophy of Religion / History of Western
Philosophy/ Japanese Shinto and other traditional and modern religious movements.
- Religion
- Buddhism (Early, Mahayana, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian); Other areas of specific expertise: Hinduism, Confucianism,
Daoism. Other areas of complimentary expertise: History of Western Religions / Philosophy of Religion / History of Western
Philosophy/ Japanese Shinto and other traditional and modern religious movements.
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Books
- Putney, D. A Dialogue on Freedom and Determinism in Buddhist and Western Philosophy. RODOPI.
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Articles
- Putney, D. (1997). Dōgen: Enlightenment and Entanglement. Buddhist Christian Studies/ University of Hawaii, 17,
- Putney, D. (1996). Some Problems of Interpretation: The Early and Late Writings of Dōgen. Philosophy East and West/ University of Hawaii Press, 46 (4),
- Putney, D. (1991). Identity & the Unity of Experience: A Critique of Nishida's Theory of Self. Asian Philosophy/University of Nottingham, 1 (2),
- Putney, D. (1990). Shen-hsiu, the Platform Sūtra, and Dōgen: Issues of Mind and Buddha Nature. Fo Kuang Shan Report of International Conference on Ch'an Buddhism
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Presentations
- Paradigms of Buddhist Ethics: Judgment and Character in the Modern World
- Conference Name: Dae Won Sa Buddhist Cultural Institute and Department of Philosophy
- Sponsoring Organization: Dae Won Sa Buddhist Cultural Institute and Department of Philosophy
- Location: University of Hawaii
- Date: June, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Putney, D.
- Confucianism: Problems of Change, Tradition and Harmony
- Conference Name:
- Location: Old Dominion University
- Date: October, 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Putney, D.
- Dōgen: Enlightenment and Entanglement
- Conference Name:
- Location: Hsi-Lai University, Los Angeles
- Date: May, 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Putney, D.
- Shen-hsiu, the Platform Sūtra, and Dōgen: Issues of Mind and Buddha Nature
- Conference Name:
- Location: Fo-kuang Shan, Taiwan
- Date: January, 1989
- Authors/Presenters:
Putney, D.
- 1989: First Prize, University of Hawaii Department of Philosophy Essay Context
- Nominated for the 1996 Robert S. Stern Award for excellence in teaching
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research