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History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China
Hosted by Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers · EN
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 54. Learning to Unlearn: Han Feizi and Confucianism
1w ago00:19:42Tap to summarizeDoes Han Feizi’s focus on “standards” allow him to provide a more realistic political theory than the Confucian focus on moral cultivation?
Transcribe →HPC 53. A Worm Riding Clouds: Standards, Strategy and Power in the Han Feizi
3w ago00:22:51Tap to summarizeThe Han Feizi and its “three pillars” of Legalist philosophy: fa (standards), shu (strategy), and shi (positional power).
Transcribe →HPC 52. The Empire State: the Qin Dynasty
Apr 2600:18:07Tap to summarizeWas the short-lived Qin empire, which unified China to put an end to the Warring States period, Legalism in action?
Transcribe →HPC 51. Standard Bearers: What is “Legalism"?
Apr 1200:21:11Tap to summarizeThe “fa-thinkers” Shang Yang and Han Feizi encourage the rigorous application of “standards,” including law, reward, and punishment.
Transcribe →HPC 50. Bryan Van Norden on Warring States Philosophy
Mar 2900:59:14Tap to summarizeTo celebrate reaching 50 episodes in this series, Karyn and Peter both chat to a leading scholar of Warring States philosophy.
Transcribe →HPC 49. Hans-Georg Moeller on the Zhuangzi
Mar 1500:28:30Tap to summarizeAn interview on humor and amoral ethics in a Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi - and its relation to Confucianism and Legalism.
Transcribe →HPC 48. Off the Beaten Path: Wandering in the Zhuangzi
Mar 100:16:24Tap to summarizeHow is it possible to walk two roads simultaneously? And where does wandering lead us?
Transcribe →HPC 47. Live and Let Die: the Zhuangzi on Death
Feb 1500:18:21Tap to summarizeWhy does the Zhuangzi tell us that death is nothing to fear, to the point that it recommends celebrating the death of loved ones?
Transcribe →HPC 46. Turning the Tables: Confucius in the Zhuangzi
Feb 100:18:23Tap to summarizeHow are we to make sense of the different images of Kongzi (Confucius) in the Zhuangzi?
Transcribe →HPC 45. Practice Makes Perfect: Skill Stories in the Zhuangzi
Jan 1800:20:43Tap to summarizeIn addition to sages who show us the way, the Zhuangzi features people taking on daily activities such as woodworking and butchering: we discuss how these figures serve as counterpoints to officials in the Zhuangzi’s time.
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