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Victor J. Forte <vforte@alb.edu> Albright College Writing mainly about the meaning of Buddhist Ethics - some comparative work with postmodernism. |
| Primary Phone: | 610-921-7731 |
| List Affiliations: | Reviewer for H-Buddhism |
| Reviews: | Linking Poetry and Liberation: The Practice of Renga in Medieval Japanese Buddhism Forte's review |
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Bio: Curriculum Vitae VICTOR J. FORTE Department of Religious Studies Albright College Reading, PA Office: (610) 921-7731 E-mail: vforte@alb.edu ________________________________________________________________________ SPECIALTY Buddhist Ethics, Japanese Buddhism and Intellectual History, Comparative Ethics, Comparative Religion and Inter-religious Dialogue POSITION Assistant Professor of Religious Studies ________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Millersville State University Millersville, PA BA – Biology May, 1980 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA MS – Environmental Science January, 1992 Temple University Philadelphia, PA Ph.D. - Religion January, 2005 AREAS OF CONCENTRATION Japanese Buddhism Philosophy of Nishida Kitaro Post-modern Continental Philosophy Taoism DISSERTATION TOPIC A Comparative Study of the Ethical in French Phenomenology and Japanese Buddhism CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS Conferences 2000, Northeast Regional AAR (American Academy of Religion) West Chester, PA Panel: Indian Philosophy Paper Presented: “Advice Fit for a King: Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland” 2005 National Conference of the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP) Monterey, CA Panel: Japanese Philosophy Paper Presented: “The Ethics of Attainment: The Meaning of the Ethical in Derrida and Dôgen” 2006 Northeast Regional AAR (American Academy of Religion) Baltimore, MD Presiding on Panel Liberating Visions of the Body in East Asian Thought Paper Presented: “How Many Bodies Does it Take to Make a Buddha? Body Choices in Foundational Japanese Buddhism” 2006 Northeast Regional Conference for the American Philosophical Association (APA) Washington DC Panel: Reflection on Zen Buddhist Ethics, Past and Present Paper Presented: “Traditional Influences on Zen Ethics in Dôgen’s Shoakumakusa” 2007 National Conference for the American Academy of Religion (AAR) San Diego, CA Panel: Japanese Approaches to Ethics Paper Presented: “Ethical Reflections on Shinran’s True Entrusting” 2008 National Conference for the Academy of Asian Studies (AAS) Atlanta, GA Panel: Buddhism and Social Problems Across Borders Paper Presented: Panel Discussant 2008 Northeast Regional Conference for the American Philosophical Association (APA) Philadelphia, PA Panel: Institutionalization in Zen Buddhism Paper Presented: “A Small Boat Drifting: Deconstructing the Institutionalizing Conflicts in the Career of Dôgen” PUBLICATIONS Book Chapters 2007 Contributing Author in Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought Chapter 12: “The Ethics of Attainment: The Meaning of the Ethical in Dôgen and Derrida” Edited by Youru Wang, Routledge Press 2007 Contributing Author in Mediators and Meditators: Buddhism and Peacemaking “Finding Peace in the Simile of the Saw” Edited by Chanju Mun, Honolulu: Blue Pine Books 2009 Contributing Author in Buddhist Roles in Peacemaking: How Buddhism Can Contribute to Sustainable Peace (Blue Pine) “Reflections on the Ethical Meaning of Shinran’s True Entrusting” Edited by Chanju Mun, Honolulu: Blue Pine Books Journals 12/2006 Vera Lex – Journal of Natural Law Essay: “Early Buddhist Inclusion of Intentionality in the Laws of Causation” 1/2010 Philosophy East and West Essay: “Beyond Satori: New Studies of Japanese Religious Experience.” Reviews 12/2007 Journal of Chinese Philosophy Review of Did Dôgen Go To China? What He Wrote and When He Wrote It By Steven Heine, New York: Oxford University Press, 2006 6/2008 Dao: Journal of Comparative Philosophy Review of Buddhisms and Deconstructions Edited by Jin Y. Park, New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers Inc, 2006 1/2009 Japanese Religions Review of Zen Skin, Zen Marrow: Will the Real Zen Buddhism Please Stand Up? By Steven Heine, New York: Oxford University Press, 2008 COURSES TAUGHT 5 sections of English Composition (9/95-5/97) Temple University 14 sections of Intro to Asian Religions (7/97-05/05) Temple University, Philadelphia Temple University, Tokyo Rowan University 9 sections of Religions of India, China and Japan (9/04 – 5/09) Albright College 9 sections of Death and Dying (9/97-12/08) Temple University, Albright College 7 sections of World Religions (5/00 – 12/04) Temple University, Rutgers University 1 section of Introduction to Buddhism (10/99-12/99) Temple University, Philadelphia 3 sections of Buddhism Across Cultures (1/05-5/08) Albright College 1 section of Religions of India (9/01 – 12/01) Temple University, Tokyo 1 section of Intellectual Heritage – (9/01 – 12/01) Temple University, Tokyo 5 sections of What is Religion (9/04-12/07) Albright College 7 sections of Asia on Film (1/05 – 12/08) Albright College 2 section of Goddesses East and West (1/05 - 5/07) Albright College 3 sections of Yoga: Philosophy and Practice (1/06 – 5/09) Albright College 2 sections of Jesus and Buddha – Co-taught as an inter-religious dialogue with Chaplain Paul Clark (1/06 – 12/08) Albright College 1 section of Japanese Religion and Philosophy and its Impact on Business Practice Co-taught with Lisa Wilder and Richard Schott of the Economics and Business Dept. (3/08 – 6/08) Albright College 1 section of The Buddha and His Teachings (1/09-5/09) Albright College 1 section of Senior Seminar “Religion and the Good Life” (1/09-5/09) |
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