Word Hunters: Left, Right and Off-Center

#5 Edward Montgomery

September 20, 2022 Season 1 Episode 5
#5 Edward Montgomery
Word Hunters: Left, Right and Off-Center
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Word Hunters: Left, Right and Off-Center
#5 Edward Montgomery
Sep 20, 2022 Season 1 Episode 5

Edward is an Air Force Academy Teacher & Pilot and is currently doing his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Hawaii. His research interests are at the intersection of eastern and western philosophy, particularly focusing on what it means to be an ethical person. He is a great guy to converse with and I am sure you will find something interesting in this wide-ranging conversation that includes topics on education and teaching, philosophy, the tension between the individual and the group, Zen, Japanese society, and more.  Links to references mentioned in the podcast
https://wordhunters.com/5-edward-montgomery/

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Edward is an Air Force Academy Teacher & Pilot and is currently doing his Ph.D. in Philosophy at the University of Hawaii. His research interests are at the intersection of eastern and western philosophy, particularly focusing on what it means to be an ethical person. He is a great guy to converse with and I am sure you will find something interesting in this wide-ranging conversation that includes topics on education and teaching, philosophy, the tension between the individual and the group, Zen, Japanese society, and more.  Links to references mentioned in the podcast
https://wordhunters.com/5-edward-montgomery/

Intro and Edward's backround
Joining the Academy
Time at St. Johns
PHD at Hawaii
Air Force Academy Students
Phd Dissertation Topic
Zen practice and Japan
Japanese sense of responsibilty
Differences between Japan and western schools
Aristotle and the 'Why'?
Virtue Ethics compatible with democracy?
Intensive agrarian societies and harmony
the individual and society