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A podcast about Buddhist Philosophy.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Buddhist philosophy dialogue • existential judgment, ineffable reality, science • engaging Buddhism in Western philosophy • critiques of secular/Western Buddhism • Zen and Mahāyāna texts • women, feminism, bell hooks, black feminist aestheticsThis podcast explores Buddhist philosophy through conversations that connect classical Buddhist ideas with contemporary philosophical questions and social thought. Across the episodes, the discussions examine what it means to “engage” Buddhist traditions as philosophy, including how Buddhist arguments and methods can enter into dialogue with Western academic philosophy and with modern intellectual life more broadly.
A recurring theme is the status of truth and reality: the podcast considers whether we can make robust judgments about what is ultimately the case, whether there might be aspects of reality that are ineffable or beyond conceptual grasp, and how such concerns relate to scientific inquiry. It also addresses interpretive and methodological questions about modern Buddhism, including debates around secular or “Western” forms of Buddhism, the risks of conceptual confusion in adapting Buddhist ideas, and provocative possibilities such as treating Buddhism as a kind of fiction or useful construct.
The show frequently brings Buddhist philosophy into conversation with feminist and critical theory. It examines how women have engaged Buddhist philosophy historically and in modern contexts, touching on Zen figures, Mahāyāna texts on embodiment and transformation, and women’s social positioning within Buddhist cultures. Related conversations connect Buddhist perspectives to Black feminist aesthetics through the work of bell hooks, asking how Buddhist concepts might inform reading practices and ethical or aesthetic interpretation.
Overall, the podcast offers an interview-driven survey of Buddhist philosophy as a living field of inquiry, spanning metaphysics, epistemology, cultural critique, and gendered and racialized perspectives on religious and philosophical traditions.
| Episodes: |
Episode 6 Can we make existential judgements?2021-Jan-15 42 minutes |
Episode 5 Buddhism and bell hooks2020-Jul-23 37 minutes |
Episode 4 How do women engage with Buddhist Philosophy?2020-Jul-10 47 minutes |
Episode 3 What’s wrong with Western Buddhism? with Glenn Wallis2020-Jul-02 90 minutes |
Episode 2 Engaging Buddhist Philosophy with Jay Garfield2020-Jun-24 less than a minute |
Episode 1 Why and How to Engage with Buddhist Philosophy2020-Jun-18 34 minutes |