{"podcast":{"title":"Philosophize This!","slug":"philosophize-this-757675","podcast_index_feed_id":757675,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/QCD6036500916","website_url":"http://www.philosophizethis.org","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/24779146-88be-11ee-95a6-7b19628c6840/image/e231c2472d3da5c7bb06ad6651cdf3ea.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Stephen West","episode_count":249,"summary":"Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-28T18:19:17.509737+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophize-this-757675"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #235 ... The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism - Byung Chul Han","slug":"episode-235-the-philosophy-of-zen-buddhism-byung-chul-han","published_at":"2025-09-04T00:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophize-this-757675/episode-235-the-philosophy-of-zen-buddhism-byung-chul-han","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophize-this-757675","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD2170943726.mp3?updated=1769468400","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD2170943726.mp3?updated=1769468400","summary":"Today we talk about one of Han's earlier books where he offers an alternative to classic western ideas about subjectivity. We talk about Zen as a religion without God. Substance and emptiness. Alternatives to the reified self. Dwelling nowhere. Original friendliness. And death as an event we desperately try to control. Hope you love it! :) Sponsors: Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Today we talk about one of Han's earlier books where he offers an alternative to classic western ideas about subjectivity. We talk about Zen as a religion…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2222,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/philosophize-this-757675/episodes/episode-235-the-philosophy-of-zen-buddhism-byung-chul-han/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophize-this-757675/episode-235-the-philosophy-of-zen-buddhism-byung-chul-han.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}