Jacob Bender
Biographic Data
| ID | 460059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob Bender |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob |
| FAMILY NAME | Bender |
| SIGNATURE | BENDER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Xidian University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Thusness as providing moral constraints
Chan Buddhism on the Non-duality of Practice and Realization
This paper introduces readers to the philosophical problems related to Chan Buddhist meditation practices. By looking at the Platform Sutra's teachings of "non-abiding" (wuzhu) and the Hongzhou Chan Buddhist's teachings of being "without seeking" (wuqiu), I illustrate how a major problem that the Chan Buddhists were attempting to deal with was of the dualism between practice and realization. To properly understand the Chan Buddhist attitude towar…
The Non-Duality of the "Conditioned" and "Unconditioned
This paper illustrates how Hongzhou Chan Buddhism provides valuable resources for dealing with issues in contemporary moral philosophy. In particular, when philosophers adopt the Hongzhou Chan Buddhist's non-dualistic account of reality, we can see how their teachings provide us with important resources needed for resolving philosophical problems that were originally undertaken by philosophers like the American Pragmatists John Dewey and Richard …
Those Who Act Ruin It
Alienation and Attunement in the Zhuangzi
The Last Day
“Scott Eccles?”“Yes!”“Please follow me.”Scott Eccles leapt from his seat, straightened his tie, and surreptitiously placed his fists on his hips in the Superman pose, for he had watched a video online that said doing so can spike one's testosterone and in turn one's self-confidence. As he followed the nurse down the hall, his stride made clear: something big was about to happen.“Mr. Eccles, please have a seat,” said the doctor distractedly as he …
On being “without-desire” in Lao-Zhuang Daoism
This study clarifies how and why Daoist philosophers critique desires. For the Daoists, desires perceptually obstruct the capacity for people to understand and interpret situations. In particular, desires also obstruct the ability to understand that all things are interdependent and do not exist as independent ‘things’. Contrary to recent claims by scholars that Daoist philosophy encourages people to develop certain desires, in reality, the Daois…
Mirroring omni-present suffering
In this study, I present the Chan Buddhist alternative to phronesis or 'practical wisdom'. Instead of involving the skill or 'know-how' in applying moral principles to particular situations, the Chan Buddhist virtuously responds to situations because they understand how each situation is a 'part' of a larger whole or a 'function' (用) of the 'body' (體). Dunwu rudao yao men lun juan shang 頓悟入道要門論卷上. CBETA Online Reader. 10 March 10 2023. https://cb…
The "Non-Naturalistic Fallacy" in Lao-Zhuang Daoism
This study argues that the Lao-Zhuang Daoist account of nature provides what can be called (anachronistically) the "Non-Naturalistic Fallacy." "Qualities" and "values" are the products of interaction. "Intrinsic value" does not exist. For the Lao-Zhuang Daoist, committing the "Non-Naturalistic Fallacy" predisposes persons to creating extraneous suff ering in human society. In particular, committing the fallacy bifurcates the experience of nature …
“I Cannot Describe Salt”
Louise Erdrich's The Round House , the Wiindigoo, and Star Trek
Since its publication in 2012, the climax to Louise Erdrich’s novel The Round House has troubled many readers due to its apparent idealization of vigilante violence. Joe Coutts’s execution of Linden Lark, his mother’s rapist, feels too easy, too much of a kind with Linden’s own vengeful killings. However Erdrich’s association of Linden with the Anishinaabe legend of wiindigoo, and Armus—a sadistic creature from Star Trek: The Next Generation—refr…
Louise Erdrich's The Round House, the Wiindigoo, and Star Trek
Justice as the Practice of Non-Coercive Action
In this essay, I will argue for an understanding of justice that is grounded in our imperfect world by drawing upon the works of John Dewey and the Classical Daoist philosophers. It will require a reconstructed understanding of persons as a field/continuum of interrelations and an updated understanding of human action and agency. This understanding of justice takes the form of non-coercive action, interaction that respects the particularity of ea…
Mirroring omni-present suffering
In this study, I present the Chan Buddhist alternative to phronesis or 'practical wisdom'. Instead of involving the skill or 'know-how' in applying moral principles to particular situations, the Chan Buddhist virtuously responds to situations because they understand how each situation is a 'part' of a larger whole or a 'function' (用) of the 'body' (體). Dunwu rudao yao men lun juan shang 頓悟入道要門論卷上. CBETA Online Reader. 10 March 10 2023. https://cb…
Louise Erdrich's The Round House , the Wiindigoo, and Star Trek
Since its publication in 2012, the climax to Louise Erdrich’s novel The Round House has troubled many readers due to its apparent idealization of vigilante violence. Joe Coutts’s execution of Linden Lark, his mother’s rapist, feels too easy, too much of a kind with Linden’s own vengeful killings. However Erdrich’s association of Linden with the Anishinaabe legend of wiindigoo, and Armus—a sadistic creature from Star Trek: The Next Generation—refr…
Justice as the Practice of Non-Coercive Action
In this essay, I will argue for an understanding of justice that is grounded in our imperfect world by drawing upon the works of John Dewey and the Classical Daoist philosophers. It will require a reconstructed understanding of persons as a field/continuum of interrelations and an updated understanding of human action and agency. This understanding of justice takes the form of non-coercive action, interaction that respects the particularity of ea…
Louise Erdrich's The Round House , the Wiindigoo, and Star Trek
Since its publication in 2012, the climax to Louise Erdrich’s novel The Round House has troubled many readers due to its apparent idealization of vigilante violence. Joe Coutts’s execution of Linden Lark, his mother’s rapist, feels too easy, too much of a kind with Linden’s own vengeful killings. However Erdrich’s association of Linden with the Anishinaabe legend of wiindigoo, and Armus—a sadistic creature from Star Trek: The Next Generation—refr…
Louise Erdrich's The Round House, the Wiindigoo, and Star Trek
The "Non-Naturalistic Fallacy" in Lao-Zhuang Daoism
This study argues that the Lao-Zhuang Daoist account of nature provides what can be called (anachronistically) the "Non-Naturalistic Fallacy." "Qualities" and "values" are the products of interaction. "Intrinsic value" does not exist. For the Lao-Zhuang Daoist, committing the "Non-Naturalistic Fallacy" predisposes persons to creating extraneous suff ering in human society. In particular, committing the fallacy bifurcates the experience of nature …
“I Cannot Describe Salt”
Alienation and Attunement in the Zhuangzi
The Last Day
“Scott Eccles?”“Yes!”“Please follow me.”Scott Eccles leapt from his seat, straightened his tie, and surreptitiously placed his fists on his hips in the Superman pose, for he had watched a video online that said doing so can spike one's testosterone and in turn one's self-confidence. As he followed the nurse down the hall, his stride made clear: something big was about to happen.“Mr. Eccles, please have a seat,” said the doctor distractedly as he …
On being “without-desire” in Lao-Zhuang Daoism
This study clarifies how and why Daoist philosophers critique desires. For the Daoists, desires perceptually obstruct the capacity for people to understand and interpret situations. In particular, desires also obstruct the ability to understand that all things are interdependent and do not exist as independent ‘things’. Contrary to recent claims by scholars that Daoist philosophy encourages people to develop certain desires, in reality, the Daois…
Mirroring omni-present suffering
In this study, I present the Chan Buddhist alternative to phronesis or 'practical wisdom'. Instead of involving the skill or 'know-how' in applying moral principles to particular situations, the Chan Buddhist virtuously responds to situations because they understand how each situation is a 'part' of a larger whole or a 'function' (用) of the 'body' (體). Dunwu rudao yao men lun juan shang 頓悟入道要門論卷上. CBETA Online Reader. 10 March 10 2023. https://cb…
Chan Buddhism on the Non-duality of Practice and Realization
This paper introduces readers to the philosophical problems related to Chan Buddhist meditation practices. By looking at the Platform Sutra's teachings of "non-abiding" (wuzhu) and the Hongzhou Chan Buddhist's teachings of being "without seeking" (wuqiu), I illustrate how a major problem that the Chan Buddhists were attempting to deal with was of the dualism between practice and realization. To properly understand the Chan Buddhist attitude towar…
The Non-Duality of the "Conditioned" and "Unconditioned
This paper illustrates how Hongzhou Chan Buddhism provides valuable resources for dealing with issues in contemporary moral philosophy. In particular, when philosophers adopt the Hongzhou Chan Buddhist's non-dualistic account of reality, we can see how their teachings provide us with important resources needed for resolving philosophical problems that were originally undertaken by philosophers like the American Pragmatists John Dewey and Richard …
Those Who Act Ruin It
Thusness as providing moral constraints
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