Quest for World Philosophies
By Quest for World Philosophy
Quest for World PhilosophiesApr 11, 2021
Episode 10 - Part 2 - Nondualism After Fukushima with Dr. Flowers
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Johnathan Flowers to discuss Chapter 14 of Japanese Environmental Philosophy edited by J. Baird Callicott and James McRae. The chapter Nondualism after Fukushima? Tracing Dōgen’s Teaching vis-à-vis Nuclear Disaster was written by Dr. Masato Ishida. Dr. Flowers is a philosopher who specializes in Japanese aesthetics, American pragmatism, and the affective grounding of experience.
This is the second part of the episode. For Part 1, click here.
Part 1 begins with some brief introductions, an overview of some of the key concepts of the chapter in relation to other ideas covered this semester, and the first Toolkit Quotes and Questions. Part 2 continues our exploration of Toolkit Quotes and Questions and wraps up with a few notable takeaways from the chapter. Here is a link to the Good Thinker's Toolkit that we have used, which was developed by Dr. Thomas Jackson.
Episode 10 - Part 1 - Nondualism After Fukushima with Dr. Flowers
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Johnathan Flowers to discuss Chapter 14 of Japanese Environmental Philosophy edited by J. Baird Callicott and James McRae. The chapter Nondualism after Fukushima? Tracing Dōgen’s Teaching vis-à-vis Nuclear Disaster was written by Dr. Masato Ishida.
Dr. Flowers is a philosopher who specializes in Japanese aesthetics, American pragmatism, and the affective grounding of experience.
This episode has two parts. Part 1 begins with some brief introductions, an overview of some of the key concepts of the chapter in relation to other ideas covered this semester, and the first Toolkit Quotes and Questions. Part 2 continues our exploration of Toolkit Quotes and Questions and wraps up with a few notable takeaways from the chapter. Here is a link to the Good Thinker's Toolkit that we have used, which was developed by Dr. Thomas Jackson.
Episode 9 - Shinto Philosophy
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Kaitlyn Ugoretz to discuss Chapter 1 of Shinto: The Way Home by Thomas Kasulis. Ugoretz is an anthropologist who specializes on Japanese religious movements both in and outside of Japan. She has a new YouTube series Eat, Pray, Anime, where she talks about the intersection of Japanese culture, religion, and society.
Our conversation begins with brief introductions and some discussion of some basic Shinto concepts and proceeds to explore select quotes from the text using the Good Thinker's Toolkit developed by Dr. Thomas Jackson.
Episode 8 - The Dust Contemplation
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Bryce Huebner for an enlightening discussion of the recently published Dust Contemplation paper by Eric M Greene (2020).
**Content Warning**
Bryce's first quote mentions the body and decay in some gooey detail. Be advised.
We begin with brief introductions, a breakdown of some core Yogācāra concepts and the uses of the word dust in this Buddhist text, and then proceed to ask and respond to Toolkit Questions about the text. Enjoy!
Special Episode for Quest 2 of World Philosophies
During this special episode of the "podcast" I am joined by Dr. Stefanie Dunning to discuss essentialism in the history of ideas. We center our discussion on Chapter 1 of Bryan Van Norden's book Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto and focus on what he calls the Quality Argument and Essentialist Ethnocentrism. We relate those to arguments in the history of philosophy, poetry, and music.
Episode 7 Part 2 - Emptiness and Nothingness in Buddhist Philosophies
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Daniel Mattox for the second part of a two-part episode on the emptiness and nothingness in Buddhist philosophies.
The second part will explore our Toolkit Questions from the chapter.
The associated reading is chapter 2 of Zen Action, Zen Person by Thomas Kasulis.
Episode 7 Part 1 - Emptiness and Nothingness in Buddhist Philosophies
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Daniel Mattox for the first part of a two-part episode on the emptiness and nothingness in Buddhist philosophies.
The first part focuses on our the basic concepts from the chapter with one Toolkit Question. The associated reading is chapter 2 of Zen Action, Zen Person by Thomas Kasulis. The second part will explore the rest of our Toolkit Questions from the chapter.
Episode 6 - Part 2 - Aztec and Mexica Ethics
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. James Maffie for the second part of a two-part episode on Aztec and Mexica philosophies.
The first part focuses on our the basic concepts from the two papers. The associated readings are papers by Dr. Maffie.
The second part will explore our Toolkit questions for the two readings.
Episode 6 - Aztec and Mexica Ethics
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. James Maffie for the first part of a two-part episode on Aztec and Mexica philosophies.
The first part focuses on our the basic concepts from the two papers. The associated readings are papers by Dr. Maffie.
The second part will explore our Toolkit questions for the two readings.
Episode 5 Part 2 - Confucian Moral Geographies
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Sydney Morrow for the second part of a two-part episode on Confucian (Ruist) ethics.
The second part focuses on our Toolkit Questions from the chapter. The associated reading is by Dr. Sydney Morrow, titled "Finding the Joy of Far-Flung Friends: Extending Oneself Through Terrestrial, Metaphysical, and Moral Geographies." Enjoy!
Episode 5 Part 1 - Confucian Moral Geographies
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Sydney Morrow for the first part of a two-part episode on Confucian (Ruist) ethics.
The first part focuses on the general topics of the chapter.
The associated reading is by Dr. Sydney Morrow, titled "Finding the Joy of Far-Flung Friends: Extending Oneself Through Terrestrial, Metaphysical, and Moral Geographies."
Enjoy!
Episode 4 Part 2 - Days 4, 5, & 7 of In Deep Fantasy
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Taraneh Wilkinson for the third episode a three-part series over In Deep Fantasy: A Sufi Novel. This episode is the second part of the final part of the series.
The first part focuses on brief overviews of Days 4, 5, & 7 of In Deep Fantasy and begins exploring the Toolkit Questions we asked about the chapters. The second part focuses on the the rest of our Toolkit Questions and wraps up our reading of the book.
Episode 4 Part 1 - Days 4, 5, & 7 of In Deep Fantasy
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Taraneh Wilkinson for the third episode a three-part series over In Deep Fantasy: A Sufi Novel. This episode is broken up into two parts.
The first part focuses on brief overviews of Days 4, 5, & 7 of In Deep Fantasy and begins exploring the Toolkit Questions we asked about the chapters. The second part focuses on the the rest of our Toolkit Questions and wraps up our reading of the book.
Episode 1 - Introduction to the Quest for World Philosophy
This is the first episode prepared for the World Philosophies AIST/PHIL 1005 course at the University of Cincinnati for Spring 2021.
Here I, Jonathan McKinney (he / him), introduce the basic ethos of the course with the help of Dr. Melissa Jacquart (she/her). This involves a brief discussion of teaching methodology and an exploration of the first text of the semester found on Canvas. It is a very short reading about how to approach ideas from another discipline or culture.
I hope that you enjoy it.
Episode 3 Part 2 - Day 3 - In Deep Fantasy
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Taraneh Wilkinson joins us again for the second part of Episode 3. We focus on the chapter titled "The Perpetual Cycle" and discuss a Sufi take on Hindu Philosophy.
Episode 3 Part 1 - Day 2 - In Deep Fantasy
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Taraneh Wilkinson for the second episode a three-part series over In Deep Fantasy: A Sufi Novel. This episode is broken up into two parts.
The first part focuses on the chapter titled "The Festival of the Gaze" and it explores Zoroastrianism through the lens of Sufism.
The second part focuses on the chapter titled "The Perpetual Cycle" and it explores Hindu Philosophy.
Episode 2 Part 2 - Day 1 - In Deep Fantasy
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Taraneh Wilkinson to begin a three-part series over In Deep Fantasy: A Sufi Novel. This episode is broken up into two parts. The second part explores Raji's encounter with Buddhism.
Episode 2 Part 1 - Introduction to the book In Deep Fantasy
This is a "podcast" made to supplement the philosophical readings for World Philosophies (Online) at the University of Cincinnati.
This week I am joined by Dr. Taraneh Wilkinson to begin a three-part series over In Deep Fantasy: A Sufi Novel. This episode is broken up into two parts. The first part introduces the book and explores themes in the introduction.