History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China
History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China
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History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China
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Confucianism puts relationships with family members at the core of their ethical thinking. Is this a strength or a weakness?
What were ancient Chinese philosophical texts written on? How did writing relate to orally transmitted wisdom? How were texts read and used? And what even counted as a “text” in ancient China?
Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.
The origins of the idea of karma, its moral significance in the Upanisads, and an alternative conception in the Bhagavad Gita.
The god Indra learns patience and something about the self in a famous passage from the Upanisads.
The ancient texts known as the Upanisads claim to expose the hidden connections between things, including the self and the world.
Xunzi, a thinker who shaped the course of Confucian philosophy by showing how deliberate effort can overcome our wicked natural tendencies.
Several ancient Chinese texts speak of an egoist and hedonist known as Yang Zhu: did he pose a coherent challenge to the Confucians and other ethicists?
In the Mengzi, the text that bears his name, Mengzi ("Mencius") holds that the human heart-mind is the wellspring of goodness.
Should the remarkable parallels between Aristotelian and Confucian ethics lead us to classify Confucianism as a type of “virtue ethics”?
In this interview, we learn how Kongzi become the pivotal sage of early Chinese history, and what new discoveries teach us about the Confucian tradition.
What does the Analects say about living as a human being? How are individuals embedded in society, and how do they develop their unique identities?
Lessons we can take from the teachings of Kongzi (Confucius) in the Analects: challenging authorities, adhering to “benevolence (ren),” and practicing “propriety (li)” in ritual and everyday life.
An introduction to Kongzi, the founder of Confucianism, and to the text that has come to represent his thought, the Lunyu (Analects).
In this interview, we learn how newly discovered texts are changing our understanding of Warring States period philosophy.
The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.
Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.
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.
How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.
The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.
Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.
An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”
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.
What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.
How writers like George G.M. James, John Henrik Clarke, Cheikh Anta Diop, Yosef ben-Jochannan, and Chancellor Williams prepared the way for the Afrocentricity of Molefi Asante and captured the imaginations of hip hop artists and intellectuals l
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