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2015/09/14
Latest episode
2026/02/01
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24 min.
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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 46. Turning the Tables: Confucius in the Zhuangzi
2026/02/01
How are we to make sense of the different images of Kongzi (Confucius) in the Zhuangzi?
HPC 45. Practice Makes Perfect: Skill Stories in the Zhuangzi
2026/01/18
In addition to sages who show us the way, the Zhuangzi features people taking on daily activities such as woodworking and butchering: we discuss how these figures serve as counterpoints to officials in the Zhuangzi’s time.
HPC 44. Like a Fish Out of Water: Animal Stories in the Zhuangzi
2026/01/04
The many stories about animals in the Zhuangzi encourage us to adopt a perspective that goes beyond the human point of view.
HPC 43. Chiu Wai-Wai on the Zhuangzi and Mohism
2025/12/21
An interview on debates over language and reasoning between the Mohists and the Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi.
HPC 42. A Black and White World: the Zhuangzi on Shi-Fei Dogmatism
2025/12/07
The Zhuangzi’s critique of dogmatic approaches to argumentation and governing the state.
HPC 41. To Speak or Not to Speak: Skepticism in the Zhuangzi
2025/11/23
We introduce the second great classic of Warring States Daoism, the Zhuangzi, and ask whether it adopts a position of radical skepticism.
HPC 40. Antiheroes: Sunzi’s Art of War
2025/11/09
Are the methods of warfare proposed in the famous Art of War an example of “applied Daoism”?
HPC 39. Robin Wang on Yin-Yang Thinking
2025/10/26
An interview on the pervasive use of the yin-yang relational pair in classical Chinese thought generally, and in Daoism in particular.
HPC 38. Easy Does It: Non-Action in the Laozi
2025/10/12
The concept of wuwei or “non-action”: does it mean that the perfect sage or political ruler simply never does anything?
HPC 37. She Stoops to Conquer: Femininity in the Laozi
2025/09/28
How the Laozi (Daodejing) applies the lessons of complementarity to the contrast between male and female.
HPC 36. Fishing for Complements: Polarities in Daoism
2025/09/14
The significance of the Laozi’s use of opposing pairs, which are treated as complementary rather as exclusive dichotomies.
HPC 35. Way Better than Greenwashing: Daoism on Nature
2025/07/27
The Laozi (Daodejing) refers to the winds, the rain and the waters. We discuss how these ideas express the Laozi’s views on nature.
HPC 34. You Don’t Say! the Dao That Cannot Be Told
2025/07/13
The first rule of dao is: don’t talk about dao. We do so nonetheless, focusing on its role in metaphysics and language.
HPC 33. Let Us Count the Ways: What is Daoism?
2025/06/29
What does “Daoism” refer to in a range of contexts, and how have excavated texts changed our understanding of the tensions between Daoism and Confucianism?
HPC 32. Chris Fraser on Mohism
2025/06/15
We conclude our series on Mohism with an interview that looks at the Mohists' dialectic and its relationship to their ethics.
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GeniusOfSound 2023/11/25
The best survey of philosophy you could ask for
I’ve been listening to this podcast from the beginning and it has been of the highest order—which should be expected of anyone familiar with the Histo...
InsultingRetard 2022/06/18
Awesome stuff
A great resource for anyone trying to break away from the exclusivity and tunnel vision of the traditional western mindset
rigpasword 2021/02/03
LEARN NONWESTERN PHILOSOPHY
This is an outstanding introduction to nonwestern philosophies. As a longtime student of Buddhist and Chinese philosophies, I’m highly impressed by th...
P. Rowe 2020/12/13
The best overview available.
A bit more on the different schools of Buddhist thought would have been nice, but overall this is amazing.
Aless Nox 2020/02/03
Essential American History
No one else is giving us such a deep dive into the history of slavery and black American Philosophy. I learn names I was never taught in school, and p...
jdjdjdnsjd 2019/05/11
Amazing Series
One of the first podcast series I listened to thoroughly, this gem of a podcast offers succinct and nuanced insights into the basic tenets of Indian p...
Zanerock 2018/11/17
A great narrative history.
A great narrative history that has just as much competition and twists and turns as any political history (History of Rome, History of England, etc.),...
Murfmensch 2018/06/25
Highly Recommended
This combines multi-disciplinary inquiry with approachable presentation.
One ends up seeing once again how much more there is to Africa.
Divine Madman 2017/08/30
Great guide
This is a wonderful podcast and much needed to help guide through philosophy in India. In particular a great help for those interested in learning --...
Dr. Robert Puff 2017/04/04
Excellent podcast on Eastern (Indian) philosophy‼
I would highly recommend this podcast. It's both academic and engaging. Clearly a lot of time and research when into creating this podcast. Thank you ...
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