Equanimity and Intimacy: A Buddhist-Feminist Approach to the Elimination of Bias |
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Authors: | Emily McRae |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of Oklahoma, 605 Dale Hall Tower, 455 Lindsey St., Norman, OK, 73019, USA
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Abstract: | In this article I criticize some traditional impartiality practices in Western philosophical ethics and argue in favor of Marilyn Friedman’s dialogical practice of eliminating bias. But, I argue, the dialogical approach depends on a more fundamental practice of equanimity. Drawing on the works of Tibetan Buddhist thinkers Patrul Rinpoche and Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, I develop a Buddhist-feminist concept of equanimity and argue that, despite some differences with the Western impartiality practices, equanimity is an impartiality practice that is not only psychologically feasible but also central to loving relationships. I conclude by suggesting ways that feminist dialogical practices for eliminating bias and meditative practices are mutually supportive. |
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