Professor Peter Harvey
BA Philosophy (1st Class), PhD Religious Studies
Professor of Buddhist Studies
Location:
Priestman Building, City Campus
Phone: 0191 5152174 / 3192 / 2395 / 2201
Email:
peter.harvey@sunderland.ac.uk
Biography
Born 1951 in Halifax, Studied at Manchester University 1970-73, then Lancaster University 1973-76
Lecturer at Sunderland Polytechnic/University since 1976, in Religious studies and to some exent Philosophy
Teaching Areas
MA Buddhist Studies
Research Interests
Buddhist thought and practice
Selected Publications
An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices (Cambridge University Press, 1990), The Selfless Mind: Personality, Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism (Curzon, 1995), An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics: Foundations, Values and Issues (Cambridge University Press, 2000).
Appearance in Radio 4's 'In Our Time' programme on Buddhism, hosted by Melvyn Bragg, November 2002.
Appearance on BBC2's Everyman programme on 'The Life of Buddha' April 2003
'Freedom of the Will' in the Light of Theravada Buddhist Teaching' Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Vol.14, 2007, pp35-98 http://www.buddhistethics.org/14/harvey2-article.pdf
Co-founder of the UK Association for Buddhist Studies, 1995. Have served as its secretary and president. Currently editor of its journal, Buddhist Studies Review.
On editorial board of International Internet Journal of Buddhist Ethics and UK Journals Contemporary Buddhism, and Religions of South Asia.
