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A podcast about Buddhist Philosophy.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Buddhist metaphysics and epistemology • existential judgment, ineffability, ultimate reality • Buddhism’s relation to science and secular modernity • critiques of Western Buddhism • feminist and Black feminist readings • women, Zen, Mahāyāna texts, modern KoreaThis podcast explores Buddhist philosophy through conversations that connect classical Buddhist ideas with contemporary philosophical, cultural, and political questions. Across the episodes, the discussions take up major epistemological and metaphysical issues, such as whether we can make meaningful judgments about what is ultimately real, how claims about ineffable reality relate to human understanding, and what—if anything—must be taken as ultimately real for inquiry and science to function.
A recurring theme is how Buddhism is interpreted and reworked in modern contexts. The podcast examines the prospects and tensions involved in “Western” or secular forms of Buddhism, including whether modernized versions preserve or distort key concepts, and whether Buddhism can be approached as a kind of fiction or conceptual framework rather than a set of literal claims. It also considers points of engagement between Buddhist thought and Western academic philosophy, outlining areas where Buddhist arguments and methods can be brought into dialogue with mainstream philosophical debates.
Another strand centers on gender, embodiment, and social critique. The show addresses women’s roles and experiences in Buddhist traditions and modern Buddhist cultures, drawing on specific figures and literature from Zen and Mahāyāna contexts and considering how ideas like transformation and practice intersect with social position. It also brings Buddhist philosophy into conversation with Black feminist aesthetics, asking how Buddhist perspectives might inform readings of thinkers such as bell hooks and how feminist and existential concerns can overlap with Buddhist philosophical inquiry.
| 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 |