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Date created
2015/09/14
Latest episode
2026/10/04
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25 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 61. The Cosmos in Motion: Han Dynasty Philosophy
2026/10/04
An overview of Han Dynasty philosophy: its attention to change, its views on the cosmos, resonances across the myriad things, and the tripartite relation between Heaven, Earth and humanity, all within the political context of the Han.
HPC 60. Alice Yao on Han Archeology
2026/09/20
What can archeological finds tell us about the political and intellectual culture of Han China? We find out from an expert in the field (literally).
HPC 59. Forget Me Not: Han History Writing
2026/08/01
How historians like Sima Qian and Ban Gu have shaped our understanding of ancient Chinese history, including the history of philosophy.
HPC 58. Historical Fiction? Texts in the Han
2026/07/19
How were the texts of the Han dynasty different from those in the Warring States period? How historical circumstances shaped philosophical writing, and how texts in turn shaped Han political culture.
HPC 57. Rise and Fall, and Rise and Fall: the Han Dynasty
2026/07/05
The relationship between philosophy and politics in the Han Dynasty, focusing on the example of Huang-Lao, a typically “eclectic” tradition of thought.
HPC 56. Yuri Pines on Legalism
2026/06/21
An interview about fa-thinkers like Shang Yang and Han Feizi, exploring their relationship to the Qin dynasty and to other schools of thought.
HPC 55. More Gain, Less Pain: the Legalists on Human Nature
2026/06/07
Did the fa-thinkers recognize that human beings natural have moral capacities or dispositions? How did they try to manipulate human nature?
HPC 54. Learning to Unlearn: Han Feizi and Confucianism
2026/05/24
Does Han Feizi’s focus on “standards” allow him to provide a more realistic political theory than the Confucian focus on moral cultivation?
HPC 53. A Worm Riding Clouds: Standards, Strategy and Power in the Han Feizi
2026/05/10
The Han Feizi and its “three pillars” of Legalist philosophy: fa (standards), shu (strategy), and shi (positional power).
HPC 52. The Empire State: the Qin Dynasty
2026/04/26
Was the short-lived Qin empire, which unified China to put an end to the Warring States period, Legalism in action?
HPC 51. Standard Bearers: What is “Legalism"?
2026/04/12
The “fa-thinkers” Shang Yang and Han Feizi encourage the rigorous application of “standards,” including law, reward, and punishment.
HPC 50. Bryan Van Norden on Warring States Philosophy
2026/03/29
To celebrate reaching 50 episodes in this series, Karyn and Peter both chat to a leading scholar of Warring States philosophy.
HPC 49. Hans-Georg Moeller on the Zhuangzi
2026/03/15
An interview on humor and amoral ethics in a Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi - and its relation to Confucianism and Legalism.
HPC 48. Off the Beaten Path: Wandering in the Zhuangzi
2026/03/01
How is it possible to walk two roads simultaneously? And where does wandering lead us?
HPC 47. Live and Let Die: the Zhuangzi on Death
2026/02/15
Why does the Zhuangzi tell us that death is nothing to fear, to the point that it recommends celebrating the death of loved ones?
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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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