The Imperfect Buddha Podcast 92 Jason M. Wirth on Zen, the Kyoto School, and Whether Nietzsche is a Buddha
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Philosophy As A Liminal Practice
- Academic formation norms shape philosophers' thinking and can both enable and constrain their practice.
- Jason Wirth integrates academic philosophy with serious Zen practice to hold liminal, transformative space.
Continental Thought Tackles Great Matters
- Continental thinkers often address 'great matters'—living, dying, and meaning—making them compelling to students.
- Wirth chose continental philosophy because it treats life-and-death questions as philosophically urgent.
Mutual Illumination Over Literal Identification
- The conjunction 'Nietzsche and Other Buddhas' invites a practice of mutual illumination, not literal equivalence.
- Wirth criticizes both mindfulness commodification and reductive readings that domesticate Nietzsche.