DrLeesa Davis

Religion

Nonduality in Buddhist and Hindu Thought

Mindfulness and Buddhist Philosophy

Zen Buddhism in the West

Philosophy as practice

My research explores practitioner engagement with religious traditions and the
changes and challenges in worldviews that this engagement can bring about. I
am interested in the "how" of spiritual practices, their philosophical
underpinnings and the cross-cultural implications of contemporary Westerners
engaging with eastern religious practices. As such, I work with both
philosophical and social science methodologies and, although primarily
philosophical, my research is inter-disciplinary in scope touching on history,
psychology and religious studies. My research interests and areas of
specialization are Buddhist and Hindu philosophy, philosophy of religion,
cross-cultural philosophy, and phenomenology of religion.

Knowledge Areas
Buddhist Philosophy (especially Zen)

Hindu Philosophy (especially Advaita Vedanta)

Philosophy of Religion

Cross-cultural Philosophy

Philosophy as a Way of Life

Religion