The CPB Advisory Council
CPB would like to thank those members of the Advisory Council and all others who have contributed to the Center's ongoing mission.
David E. Shaner, Ph.D
- Professor of Asian Studies & Philosophy (Japanese, Indian, Chinese Philosophy & Mind-Body Studies), Furman University
- Chair of Philosophy Department, Furman University
- Chief Instructor of the Eastern Ki Federation
- Author of several books on Japanese Buddhism and Body-Mind unification and Editor of Philosophy and Biology
- Personal Teacher of Jim Eubanks
Tom Clark
- Director of the Center for Naturalism & Naturalism.org
- Author of Encountering Naturalism: A Worldview and Its Uses
Stephen Batchelor
- Former Buddhist Monk (India, Korea, Switzerland)
- Buddhist Scholar specializing in Early Buddhism (Pali Nikayas)
- Author of numerous books on Buddhism, including Buddhism Without Beliefs and Alone With Others
Owen Flanagan, Ph.D
- Professor of Philosophy, Psychology and Neurobiology (Philosophy of Mind), Duke University
- Chair of Philosophy Department, Duke University
- Author of many books on Science and Buddhism, including Beyond Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Collaboration With the Dalai Lama
Peter Hershock, Ph.D
- Educational Specialist, Chinese Studies and Philosophy (Chinese Buddhism & Comparative Philosophy), East-West Center
- Author of many books on Chinese Buddhism, including Chan Buddhism, Buddhism in the Public Sphere: Reorienting Global Interdependence, and Liberating Intimacy: Enlightenment and Social Virtuosity in Chan Buddhism