Daniel R. Siakel

Continuing Lecturer, Humanities Core Program
School of Humanities

Philosophy (Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics), Buddhist Philosophy, Pedagogy, Composition

PhilPeople Profile and Publications

Dr. Siakel received his bachelor's and first master's degrees from the University of Chicago and his second master's and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Irvine, where he now teaches. Dr. Siakel's current research focuses on Process Philosophy in Western traditions and on Buddhist Philosophy in Eastern traditions. Vital connections between these traditions are detailed in a forthcoming article, "Does Buddhism Need Process Philosophy? Process Buddhism and Shentong Madhyamaka," which Buddhist-Christian Studies will publish in late 2026. Outside of academia, Dr. Siakel has served as the Director of Practice and Education for the Shambhala Meditation Centers of Los Angeles and Orange County and presently serves as a certified Meditation Instructor.

"Hume's Appendix Problem and Associative Connections in the Treatise and Enquiry." Hume Studies 44 (1): 23-50 (2018), first published in 2021.

"The Dynamic Process of Being (a Person): Two Process-Ontological Theories of Personal Identity." Process Studies 43 (2): 4-28 (2014).

*The Legacy of Humeanism: Unity of Mind, Temporal Awareness, and Personal Identity.* Dissertation, University of California, Irvine (2016).

American Philosophical Association

Association of American Colleges and Universities

California Phenomenology Circle

Center for Process Studies

Metaphysical Society of America

Minorities and Philosophy

Phi Beta Kappa

Seminar in Phenomenology and the History of Philosophy

Shambhala Global Services

Society for the Study of Process Philosophies

Synthese International Journal

Ocean Chronicles of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Universities Council for California Federation of Teachers

Wisdom Seat Buddhist Community

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Last updated
03/19/2026