Korean Philosophy #050

Episode 50 is......me!! Or rather it's a conversation I had with Alex Sigrist early on a Monday morning in a studio in downtown Seoul for Arirang Radio. I had so much fun doing it and thought that some of the ideas and content would make for a great introduction for some people to Korean philosophy. I briefly address the 일체유심조(一切唯心造) of Buddhism and then try to explain the debate between principle (理) and material force (氣) that dominated the Joseon Dynasty (1392 - 1897). So....here it is. It's audio only. Normal service and conversations about Korea will resume soon. Thank you for everything.   Discussion Outline 0:00 Thank You 3:15 Introduction to Philosophy 9:40 Korean Thought and History 18:13 Neo-Confucianism: Li and Gi 27:43 Mencius and Good vs Evil 31:55 Philosophy of the Caste System   Alex on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/itsalexsigrist  DailyK: https://www.instagram.com/arirangdailyk/   Korea Deconstructed by David Tizzard ▶ Get in touch: [email protected] ▶ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=62047873 ▶ Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidTizzard ▶ Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/co/podcast...  ▶ Listen on podcasts: https://koreadeconstructed.libsyn.com...  ▶ Music by Kev at Disorientalz. https://www.instagram.com/disorientalz/