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History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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 04. Open Season: the Historical Context
The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.
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HPC 03. Karyn Lai on Classical Chinese Philosophy
Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.
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HPC 02. The Only Constant: Change and the "Yi Jing"
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.
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HPC 01. Journey of a Thousand Li: Introduction to Chinese Philosophy
Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.
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HAP 142 - Final Chat with Chike Jeffers
How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.
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HAP 141 - Job Openings - the Rise of Africana Professional Philosophy
The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.
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Journey through Indian minds
What is the best way to live? What is the nature of reality and self? What is the role of language and semantics in shaping our reality? What is the source of this knowledge?
These questions have always perplexed human kind and this podcast gave me an idea of the different philosophies and their underlying assumptions that led to formation of the great religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
The range of difference within the schools of Hinduism ( all six dharsanas ), the authority of Vedas and importance of Rituals, Contribution of sanskrit and grammar, the skepticism of the Buddhist logicians and Syncretic approach of the Jainas.
My favourite topics:
1. Yoga darshana focusing more on the practice along with philosophy and how this oneness approached and adopted by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains.
2. Nagarjuna and his theory of emptiness. And his use of tetralemma. The four ways to approach a question. Of course, the Jainas approach extended it to seven ways and is also quite expansive in thought.
3. Understanding Dignaga and his philosophy.
This podcast enabled me to go on a deeper exploration myself. Now I got to figure if this self is everlasting and eternal Brahman, the ever changing and non-existent form of Anatta or both or neither Brahman or Anatta.
Maybe, this call for a fourth religion. The way of self-awareness. The religion beyond concepts and Language and just being.
Beautifully narrated by Peter Adamson with subtle humour and puns wherever needed to connect to the contemporary times we live in.
To end with lines from Chandogya Upanishad is a masterstroke🙏🏽
Best episodes to understand Indian philosophy.
A must subscribe channel for any philosophy lover.
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