The 3 Best History of Indian and Africana Philosophy Podcast Episodes
1) HAP 54 - Wilson Moses on the Roots of Black Nationalism
Wilson Moses speaks to us about his research into early black notionalism, as represented by Crummell, Douglass, and others.
2) HPI 01 - Begin at the End - An Introduction to Philosophy in India
In this introduction to the series, Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri propose that Indian philosophy was primarily a way of life and search for the highest good.
3) HPI 02 - Sages, Schools and Systems – a Historical Overview
A whirlwind tour of philosophical literature in India.
4) HPC 41. To Speak or Not to Speak: Skepticism in the Zhuangzi
We introduce the second great classic of Warring States Daoism, the Zhuangzi, and ask whether it adopts a position of radical skepticism.
5) HPC 40. Antiheroes: Sunzi’s Art of War
Are the methods of warfare proposed in the famous Art of War an example of “applied Daoism”?
6) HPC 39. Robin Wang on Yin-Yang Thinking
An interview on the pervasive use of the yin-yang relational pair in classical Chinese thought generally, and in Daoism in particular.
7) HPC 38. Easy Does It: Non-Action in the Laozi
The concept of wuwei or “non-action”: does it mean that the perfect sage or political ruler simply never does anything?
8) HPC 37. She Stoops to Conquer: Femininity in the Laozi
How the Laozi (Daodejing) applies the lessons of complementarity to the contrast between male and female.
9) HPC 36. Fishing for Complements: Polarities in Daoism
The significance of the Laozi’s use of opposing pairs, which are treated as complementary rather as exclusive dichotomies.
10) HPC 35. Way Better than Greenwashing: Daoism on Nature
How the Laozi (Daodejing) applies the lessons of complementarity to the contrast between male and female.