Justin Whitaker

About Justin Whitaker

I have a background which has consistently blended aspects of Western Philosophy and…

Experience

1. Core Faculty

   Woodenfish Foundation

   Jun 2016 — Present · CN

   As part of the core academic faculty of the Humanistic Buddhist Monastic Life Program, I am responsible for a portion of our college course on Chinese Buddhism (accredited through Whittier College, California). My areas of for the team-taught course are theoretical approaches to the study of religion and Buddhism, early Buddhism, Yogacara and contemporary Buddhism(s). Woodenfish Foundation is an international, non-sectarian, non-governmental organization.

Education

• University of Bristol

  MA (with Distinction), Buddhist Studies

  2004 — 2005

• Goldsmiths, University of London

  MPHIL / PHD, Buddhist Ethics

  2007 — 2016

• University of Montana

  BA (Cum Laude), Philosophy

  1998 — 2004

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