Lucy Schultz is associate lecturer of philosophy and co-director of the environmental studies minor at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. Lucy is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on, among other topics, environmental philosophy, modern Japanese philosophy, Hegel, aesthetics, phenomenology, climate change, and is the co-editor of the “Tetsugaku Companion to Nishida Kitaro” (2022).

Lucy and Dave chat about place and spatiality, modern Japanese philosophy, the notion of “eastern vs. western” philosophy, Tetsuro Watsuji’s work on the intersection between nature, climate, and culture, Martin Heidegger, René Descartes, G.W.F. Hegel’s philosophies of nature and history, the unhealthy relationship to death prevalent in mainstream culture today, the sixth mass extinction, climate grief, our responsibility towards future generations, and more.

Lucy’s Webpage

Lucy’s recommendations:

“Satoyama: Japan’s Secret Water Garden,” Part 1 and Part 2 (Documentary)

Andreas Malm, “How to Blow Up at Pipeline” (Book)

Daniel Goldhaber, “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” (Film)

The War on Drugs, “A Deeper Understanding” (Album)

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