Monima Chadha on Responsibility Without Selves

Monima Chadha on Responsibility Without Selves

May 18, 2026 · 18 min

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Monima Chadha discusses the implications of Buddhist philosophy on the concept of moral responsibility in the absence of a self.

Buddhist philosophy rejects the idea of the self. How then can there be any moral responsibility? Monima Chadha, Professor of Indian Philosophy at Oxford University, explains. This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations

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Organizations: Oxford University, Open Society Foundations

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