"The Philosophy and Practice of Zen Buddhism": Bret W. Davis in conversation with Leah Kalmanson

In this conversation with Leah Kalmanson, Bret W. Davis talks about his own immersion in the world of Zen Buddhism, both as practitioner and scholar, before introducing key aspects of the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism. In this way, Davis aims to relate traditional Zen teachings and practices to our twenty-first century lives.
Bret W. Davis is Professor and T. J. Higgins, S.J. Chair in Philosophy at Loyola University Maryland. His authored and edited books include, among others, "Heidegger and the Will: On the Way to Gelassenheit" (2007), "Japanese and Continental Philosophy: Conversations with the Kyoto School" (2011), and "The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Philosophy" (2020). His latest book "Zen Pathways: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of Zen Buddhism" was published last year by Oxford University Press.
Leah Kalmanson is an Associate Professor and the Bhagwan Adinath Professor of Jain Studies at the University of North Texas. She works at the intersection of comparative philosophy and postcolonial theory, with special interests in the liberational philosophies of China's Song dynasty and related discourses on issues of cultivation and transformation in philosophy more broadly, both personal and socio-political. She is the author of "Cross-Cultural Existentialism" (2020) and co-author (with Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach) of "A Practical Guide to World Philosophies" (2021).

[@Fatihkilic075]

This is great, whish I would be able to see it to the end.

[@ethanduckworth5721]

What a great topic and interview. Thank you Dr. Kalmanson and Dr. Davis for giving us this.

[@davidtanphilosophy]

I have always been very interested in the intersection between Heidegger’s thought and Zen