Helen De Cruz - Morality, Prescriptive Behavior, Evil, and Suffering

Shop Closer To Truth merchandise like mugs and hoodies: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje How do Buddhism, Chinese traditions, and Hinduism address the perennial problems of suffering, ethics, ritual, and contemplative practices? Why is suffering so important in Buddhism? Why karma in Hinduism? Why systems of nature in Chinese traditions? Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Helen De Cruz is a Belgian philosopher and Danforth Chair in the Humanities at Saint Louis University who specializes in philosophy of religion, experimental philosophy, and philosophy of cognitive science. Watch more videos on eastern traditions and the big questions: https://shorturl.at/jsyAS Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.