History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

Apr 20 2024 7.9k

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Peter Adamson teams up with Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers, and Karyn Lai to represent the philosophical traditions of ancient India, Africa and the African diaspora, and classical China. Website: www.historyofphilosophy.net.

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HPC 04. Open Season: the Historical Context

Apr 20 2024 24 mins

The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.

HPC 03. Karyn Lai on Classical Chinese Philosophy

Apr 06 2024 36 mins

Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.

HPC 02. The Only Constant: Change and the "Yi Jing"

Mar 23 2024 26 mins

Early Chinese philosophers were deeply aware of a world that is constantly changing: we look at how Confucians, Legalists, and Daoists responded to this challenge.

HPC 01. Journey of a Thousand Li: Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

Mar 09 2024 20 mins

Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.

HAP 142 - Final Chat with Chike Jeffers

Feb 24 2024 51 mins

How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.

HAP 141 - Job Openings - the Rise of Africana Professional Philosophy

Feb 11 2024 38 mins

The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.

HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself

Jan 27 2024 46 mins

Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.

HAP 139 - A Love Supreme - Cornel West

Jan 15 2024 33 mins

An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”

HAP 138 - Taking it Out of Neutral - Critical Race Theory

Dec 30 2023 27 mins

A movement of legal scholars diagnoses the limitations of merely “formal” measures against discrimination, a point they connect to issues like affirmative action, democratic process, and intersectionality.

HAP 137 - Asante Sana - Molefi Asante’s Afrocentricity

Dec 17 2023 37 mins

What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.