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Sean M. Smith

2 papers in the library · 3 citations · publishing 2021-2025

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An Existential Attention Norm for Affectively Biased Sentient Beings: A Buddhist Intervention from Buddhaghosa

Journal of the American Philosophical Association January 9, 2025 Sean M. Smith

ABSTRACT This article argues that our attention is pervasively biased by embodied affects and that we are normatively assessable in light of this. From a contemporary perspective, normative theorizing about attention is a relatively new trend (Siegel 2017: Ch. 9, Irving 2019, Bommarito 2018: Ch. 5). However, Buddhist philosophy has provided us with a well-spring of normatively rich theorizing...

Buddhist Modernism, Scientific Explanation, and the Self

Comparative Philosophy An International Journal of Constructive Engagement of Distinct Approaches toward World Philosophy January 29, 2021 Sean M. Smith 3 citations

Allow me to begin by expressing my gratitude to Karsten Struhl and the editors of Comparative Philosophy for the opportunity to engage with these ideas.This work is very close to my heart and I am always keen for the opportunity to work through the details in partnership with like-minded scholars.Struhl's (2020) paper gave me a lot to think about, and so for my reply I will divide my remarks...