Episode 1: Detachment

In this episode we introduce ourselves and explore the concept of detachment, focusing especially on the Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu 莊子), a classical Chinese text.

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We thank Lena Li (LI La 李拉 ) for her expert editing and sound engineering. We also thank the blog Warp, Weft & Way for hosting the discussion for this episode.

Co-hosts:
Richard Kim's website
Justin Tiwald's website

Chapters

• 0:00 Part I -- Introduction
• 6:30 Part II -- Daoist detachment
• 6:31 • Our particular Daoist: Zhuangzi
• 8:30 • The monkey-trainer passage
• 10:44 • Philosophical double-vision
• 25:05 • Double-vision and value distinctions
• 30:30 • Why should we adopt philosophical double-vision?
• 40:38 • How the two perspectives can be integrated (strategic model vs. Monopoly model vs. others)
• 53:28 • An objection to Daoist detachment: personal relationships
• 1:00:22 • Another objection: meaninglessness
• 1:11:05 • Next week's topic