Practical Philosophy and Economics with Justice
December 30, 2013
Hosted by Audrey E. Kitagawa
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Episode Description
UK Barrister and Principal of the School of Economic Science, Ian Mason, has worked extensively to bring an ethical dimension to understanding economics with justice based upon a practical philosophy rooted in Advaita Vedanta and emphasizing the inherent unity of all of life. Economics with justice involves the creation of cooperative relationships based on mutual respect, kindness and compassion towards all. In stressing the importance of living an examined life, he delves into the study of the inner makeup of being human and systematic ways in which positive energies and human potential can be released, while restraining negative tendencies. Economics is a study of people and how they live and of the systems that people and governments establish to produce wealth and wellbeing. Daily practices of meditation, mindfulness, and the inner development of spiritual life are core to the curriculum of the School of Economic Science.
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Audrey E. Kitagawa
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Audrey E. Kitagawa, is a cum laude graduate of the University of Southern California, and a graduate of Boston College Law School. She practiced law in Honolulu for twenty years. At the time of her retirement in 1996, Ms. Kitagawa had a Martindale-Hubbel AV rating, (i.e. highest rating for professional and ethical excellence in the legal profession).
She is President of the Light of Awareness International Spiritual Family, a nondenominational, ecumenical, spiritual community with broad global outreach. She is the former Advisor to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations, and the former Vice President/Trustee of Council For A Parliament of The World’s Religions, one of the world’s largest conveners of communities of faith. She is currently a Founding Trustee of the New York City Peace Museum.
She has been enstooled into the royal family as the Nekoso Hemaa (i.e.Queen Mother of Development), of Ajiyamanti in Ghana, West Africa, and has a school named after her in her African name, the Nana Ode Anyankobea Junior Secondary School. She has published articles in World Affairs, The Journal of International Issues. She has authored chapters for three books, and has been listed in Who's Who of American Law, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, and Prominent People of Hawaii.
Episode Directory
December 2013
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