2007

Carole Cavanaugh

  • Professor
  • Middlebury College

Project

Mindfulness, Decision Making, and the Problem of Mass Destruction

Program

Contemplative Practice Fellowships

Department

Japanese Studies

Abstract

The course identifies and analyzes decision-making contexts and processes to consider whether contemplative practice can prevent actions with destructive outcomes. Coursework includes the study of life-changing decisions made by contemplative poets and artists, Manhattan project scientists, and suicide bombers. Students track their own decision-making and mental awareness in journals they write on their daily practice of mindfulness meditation.