History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Africana Philosophy

Critical Race Theory

Afrocentricity

Civil Rights Movement

Molefi Kete Asante

African Culture

Affirmative Action

Kimberly Crenshaw

Derek Bell

Confucianism

Daoism

Black Studies

Cultural Nationalism

Legal Studies

Racial Inequality

Yi Jing

Chinese Philosophy

Afrocentrism

Maulana Karenga

Islam

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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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	232	Founded	10 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	PhilosophySociety & Culture

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HPC 27. Give Peace a Chance: the Mohists on War and Politics

How the Mohist principle of “inclusive care” leads to political order and (mostly) forbids the fighting of wars.

6 Apr 2025 • 19 min

HPC 26. Culture Wars: Mohist and Confucian Debates

Disagreements between the Mohists and the Confucians: is seeking benefits the right way to approach life? What motivates us to act morally, care for our loved ones or a doctrine of impartiality?

23 Mar 2025 • 18 min

HPC 25. Benefit, Then Stop: Mohism and Impartial Care

How did the Mohists establish their consequentialist ethic of “impartial care (jian ’ai)”? Was this theory ultimately grounded in the will of Heaven?

9 Mar 2025 • 20 min

HPC 24. Measuring Up: Mohist philosophy

An introduction to the Mozi, the founding text of an anti-elitist school of thought that tests social and political practices by the measure of “benefit.”

23 Feb 2025 • 20 min

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Recent Guests

Amy Olberding

Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

Episode: HPC 23. Amy Olberding on Confucian Ethics

Amy Alberding

Philosopher focusing on the significance of etiquette and rudeness

Episode: HPC 22. Inside Job: Women in Confucianism

Sor-Hoon Tan

Professor of Philosophy at Singapore Management University

Singapore Management University

Episode: HPC 21. Sor-Hoon Tan on Confucian Democracy

Erica Brindley

Professor of Asian Studies, History and Philosophy

Penn State

Episode: HPC 18. Erica Brindley on Music and the Cosmos in Confucianism

Mark Csikszentmihalyi

Professor and liaison chair of International Studies

University of California, Berkeley

Episode: HPC 11. Mark Csikszentmihalyi on Early Confucianism

Franklin Perkins

Professor in the Department of Philosophy

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Episode: HPC 06. Franklin Perkins on Excavated Texts

Cornel West

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary and Professor Emeritus at Harvard and Princeton Universities

Episode: HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself

Hosts

Peter Adamson

Co-hosts a series focused on historical philosophy, exploring traditional philosophical ideas from various cultures, emphasizing their relevance today.

Karyn Lai

Co-hosts the series and engages in discussions surrounding various aspects of philosophical traditions, with a special focus on cross-cultural exchanges.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 667 ratings

Great Introduction to Chinese Philosophy
The most accessible introduction to Chinese philosophy and the ways it’s interpreted today I’ve listend to.
Apple Podcasts
5
cdongowski
Germany3 months ago
Missing episodes 2-6
Hi Peter, can’t find these episodes. Any hope?
Apple Podcasts
5
Sirjeeeee
Indiaa year ago
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 History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps.
Apple Podcasts
5
GeniusOfSound
United Statesa year ago
Awesome stuff
A great resource for anyone trying to break away from the exclusivity and tunnel vision of the traditional western mindset
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5
InsultingRetard
United States3 years ago
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 the depth and care that have gone into the initial series of episodes on the philosophies of India.
Unfortunately, beg and implore as I have, my philosophy study group colleagues continue to resist taking up any nonwestern philosophy seriously, so entrenched and brainwashed as they have become in their western ethnocentric and parochial mindsets. A... more
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rigpasword
United States4 years ago

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HPC 18. Erica Brindley on Music and the Cosmos in Confucianism

Q: Can you elaborate on how music serves as a tool for cultural unification according to Xunzi?

Xunzi argues that music, through its transformative influence, helps sway populations and establish a moral framework, thus playing a crucial role in social engagement and the cultivation of cultural identity.

HPC 18. Erica Brindley on Music and the Cosmos in Confucianism

Q: What do you mean when you say there was a deep relationship between music and the cosmos?

The interrelation suggests that music was not just an art form but a way to connect with and understand the cosmos, with claims that music itself could be seen as a fundamental operation of the cosmic order.

HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself

Q: How do you see Du Bois? Can you summarize your feelings about him or are they too complicated to do that?

Du Bois means the world to me and I recognize him as the greatest public intellectual of the 20th century, yet I have profound ambivalence due to his elitism and distance from elements of Black culture.

HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself

Q: Did you have a sense already then that there was this unrecognized phenomenon, African American philosophy, that you could situate yourself in?

I was moving in that direction. At that time, I was about 24 years old, so it was still embryonic, but much of what I would do was rooted in that piece.

HPC 06. Franklin Perkins on Excavated Texts

Q: Why would anyone bother trying to read these texts when we have perfectly readable texts that have been preserved right down through the ages?

They might fill in gaps in the historical record and offer different versions of texts, enhancing our understanding of philosophical developments.

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