Metaphysics, Ontology, & Ethics: In Psychoanalysis & Secular Buddhism
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Metaphysics, Ontology, & Ethics: In Psychoanalysis & Secular Buddhism
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In this episode of Speaking Body, I read a Substack piece reflecting on thinking publicly, revising ideas, and appreciating listener feedback.
I situate the essay in summertime observations and my immersion in Stephen Batchelor, then revisit my claim that Batchelor reframes Buddhism as ethical practice rather than a metaphysical or ontological system.
Drawing on Lacanian aphorisms about the impossibility of a “metalanguage,” I argue both psychoanalysis and secular Buddhism prioritize changing one’s response to subjectively experienced reality over fidelity to ultimate truth claims. I critique endless ontological theorizing using Batchelor’s “poisoned arrow” parable and examples of theory as defense in Lacanian analysis, then highlight Batchelor’s focus on removing reactivity through practice.
I close by linking Batchelor with Freud’s aim of transforming misery into common unhappiness, emphasizing that practice can alter our relation to unavoidable human suffering.
00:00 Welcome and Format
00:30 Why Think Publicly
02:11 Zucchini and Setup
03:46 Key Questions Ahead
04:59 Metaphysics Lacan Meets Batchelor
08:57 Ontology Endless Questions
10:33 Poisoned Arrow and Theory Defense
13:54 Ethics Practice Over Answers
16:07 Freud and No Cure