Gordon Davis

Gordon Davis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Carleton University, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His work bridges historical and contemporary ethical theory, with a focus on Kantian and Buddhist frameworks.

• Education: B.A. (McGill), B.Phil. (Oxford), M.Ed. (Toronto), B.Ed. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Oxford)

Research Interests include moral and political philosophy, metaethics, comparative history of ethics, and cross-cultural dialogues between Western and Buddhist traditions. His projects often explore synthetic approaches to consequentialism, Kantian deontology, and virtue ethics.

Recent publications (2022) analyze intersections between Sartrean existentialism and Mahayana Buddhism, Humean virtue ethics in Buddhist contexts, and metaphysical concepts like natural light in Descartes and Vasubandhu. Earlier works (2010s) engage with multiculturalism, liberty rights, and philosophical psychology in Hume and Smith.

Collaborations include co-edited volumes with scholars such as S. Hinzelin, Charles Goodman, and B.E. Neufeld, emphasizing cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural methodologies.