James Mark Shields, Assistant Professor of Comparative Humanities and Asian Thought at Bucknell University, presents “Waymaking: The Daodejing as Practical Wisdom”. Professor Shields’ academic specializations are modern Buddhist thought, Japanese and Asian philosophy, comparative ethics and philosophy of religion. He has taught courses in a variety of subjects, including Asian and comparative religions and philosophy, comparative cultures, gender studies and sexual ethics at five institutions in three countries: Canada (McGill University), Japan (Antioch College, Lakeland College, Doshisha University), and the United States (Bucknell University).