Religion and Nothingness Q&A with Tetsuzen Jason Wirth

This video is a recording of a question and answer session on Keiji Nishitani’s Religion and Nothingness with Tetsuzen Jason Wirth. Tetsuzen is a professor of philosophy at Seattle University and an ordained Soto Zen priest with expertise in the Kyoto School of philosophy. His other research areas include continental philosophy, aesthetics, environmental philosophy, and Africana philosophy. His recent publications include Mountains, Rivers, and the Great Earth: Reading Gary Snyder and Dōgen in an Age of Ecological Crisis – a meditation on the work of American poet and environmental activist Gary Snyder and thirteenth-century Japanese Zen Master Eihei Dōgen – and an edited volume produced with Kanpu Bret W. Davis and Shudo Brian Schroeder titled Engaging Dōgen’s Zen: The Philosophy of Practice as Awakening. You can find these texts from the publishers here: https://www.sunypress.edu/p-6402-moun... https://wisdomexperience.org/product/... We’d like to extend a hearty thanks to Tetsuzen for taking the time out of his busy academic schedule to share his knowledge and wisdom surrounding Nishitani, the Kyoto School, and Buddhism. This Q&A was the final installment of a 15-week reading group focusing on Keiji Nishitani’s Religion and Nothingness. I regularly offer these types of virtual learning experiences, allowing for slow reading and deep discussion of difficult texts in philosophy and religion. If this is something which interests you, get in touch at https://jaredmorningstar.com or via email jaredmorningstar@protonmail.com #Philosophy #Religion