(012) Phil Phails @ philosophy with Grant Potts
Philosophy Book Club series #2
Book: Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches
Question: What is Knowledge?: Knowledge in the Context of Buddhist Thought
Join us on the second episode of Phil Phails' Philosophy Book Club, where we dive into the profound depths of "Philosophy's Big Questions: Comparing Buddhist and Western Approaches." This time, we're exploring the intriguing chapter "What is Knowledge?: Knowledge in the Context of Buddhist Thought." Host Phillip Jones and returning guest Grant Potts wave to the camera and embark on a journey through the minds of Eastern and Western philosophers alike.
In this episode, we grapple with the question that has puzzled thinkers for centuries: What is knowledge? From the edited volume by Steven M. Emmanuel, we encounter a series of essays that challenge our understanding and invite us to consider knowledge from a fresh perspective. We discuss the significance of figures like Nagarjuna and Gendun Chopel, and how their thoughts resonate with the works of Western philosophers such as Bertrand Russell and Wilfrid Sellars.
As we navigate through conceptual versus perceptual knowledge, the knowledge of things versus self-knowledge, and propositional knowledge versus knowledge of a skill, we seek to deprovocatize philosophy and make it accessible to all. So, whether you're a seasoned philosopher or a curious newcomer, prepare to have your mind stimulated and your views on knowledge forever changed.
About Grant Potts
Grant Potts is a distinguished faculty member at Austin Community College, specializing in Philosophy, Religion, and Humanities. Trained primarily as a scholar of religion, Grant is also a dedicated philosopher and curriculum developer, committed to promoting liberal education through the Great Question Foundation to benefit community college students of all disciplines. Outside the academic sphere, he is a passionate gardener, an enthusiastic hiker and cyclist, and an ardent tabletop roleplaying game enthusiast, delighting in adventures with friends and family in classics like Dungeons and Dragons as well as newer games like Coriolis and Forbidden Lands.
About Phillip Jones
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