Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The practice of the Middle Way is closely related to developing our sense of responsibility, but it’s important to distinguish this from the social institution of holding people responsible. The latter has an important role in society, but it is easy to treat it absolutely by applying the assumptions of total freewill or determinism, and thus interfere with the actual development of felt responsibility.
This talk and the following Q&A was recorded on Zoom on the Middle Way Network, on 8th November 2020. For more information about the Middle Way Network, please go to middlewaysociety.org/events/middle-way-network
The practice of the Middle Way is closely related to developing our sense of responsibility, but it’s important to distinguish this from the social institution of holding people responsible. The latter has an important role in society, but it is easy to treat it absolutely by applying the assumptions of total freewill or determinism, and thus interfere with the actual development of felt responsibility.
This talk and the following Q&A was recorded on Zoom on the Middle Way Network, on 8th November 2020. For more information about the Middle Way Network, please go to middlewaysociety.org/events/middle-way-network
