Jay Garfield

John Garfield (Jay L. Garfield, b. 1955)

Jay L. Garfield is an American philosopher best known for his work in Buddhist philosophy—especially Madhyamaka—and philosophy of mind.

• Positions: Professor of Philosophy, Logic, and Buddhist Studies at Smith College; also affiliated with Harvard, Yale-NUS, and other institutions over his career.
• Specialties: Indian and Tibetan Madhyamaka, comparative philosophy, philosophy of mind, cognitive science.
• Notable Work: His translation and commentary The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna’s Mūlamadhyamakakārikā is one of the most widely used English-language introductions to Madhyamaka.

Considers Chandrakirti his favorite philosophy from any tradition, East or West.