Peter D. Hershock is trained in Asian and Comparative Philosophy, his philosophical work makes use of Buddhist conceptual resources to address contemporary issues of global concern. He has authored or edited more than a dozen books on Buddhism, Asian philosophy and contemporary issues, including: Reinventing the Wheel: A Buddhist Response to the Information Age (1999); Buddhism in the Public Sphere: Reorienting Global Interdependence (2006); Valuing Diversity: Buddhist Reflection on Realizing a More Equitable Global Future (2012); Public Zen/Personal Zen: A Buddhist Introduction (2014); Value and Values: Economics and Justice in an Age of Global Interdependence (edited, 2015); and Philosophies of Place: An Intercultural Conversation (2019). His newest book was begun as a 2017-2018 Fellow of the Berggruen Institute in China and focuses on the personal and societal impacts of the attention economy and artificial intelligence: Buddhism and Intelligent Technology: Toward a More Humane Future (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021)