Understanding the environmental history of early modern societies through rivers, oceans, forests, disease, plants and animals.
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A light weekly podcast covering the history of India, from 6th century B.C. Enjoying the podcast? Please consider donating to the Snehal Sidhu Memorial Fund (http://tinyurl.com/prkvwll)
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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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Time to debunk the false Western narrative of stating Vedic Indian History a 'myth'!
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Let's study of modern Indian history in a story form
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Now moved. Itunes users should re-subscribe to the history of India podcast. New url: http://tinyurl.com/ph54oq4. New feed: http://historyofindiapodcast.libsyn.com/rss. So sorry for inconvenience.
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A podcast focussing on the dynasties and kingdoms of India which are not commonly known or taught about. The episodes would contain basic details about the dynasties, their rule and governance structures. We are not historians and would urge the listeners to go through the podcast as an honest attempt to bring some important dynasties to light. There may be some mistakes and inaccuracies that might creep in, for which we ask for your sincere understanding. Twitter: @abhijitraja Support this ...
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/historyofsouthindians/subscribe The podcast will explore the origin of the south Indians, their languages, their culture and discuss the very many theories around the,.
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Echoes of India is the story of India like you've never heard it before. Host Anirudh Kanisetti takes you on a journey through its wonders, from the Greek art of Afghanistan to the thriving ports of Tamil Nadu. Along the way, monks debate, queens boast, and armies roar. From philosophy to politics to economics, the past comes back to life - noisy, breathing, as thriving as the Indian subcontinent is today.
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HPC 17. Knowing Me, Knowing You: Confucian Epistemology
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The role of knowing in Confucian ethics: should it be understood as “knowing how,” or even “knowing to,” rather than “knowing that”?Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 16. To Become or Not to Become: the Confucians on Our Moral Natures
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Morality is what makes us humans, for the Confucians. But does morality come from inside us, outside us, or both?Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 15. Flexing Your Moral Muscles: Xunzi on Moral Cultivation
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Xunzi, a thinker who shaped the course of Confucian philosophy by showing how deliberate effort can overcome our wicked natural tendencies.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 14. Every Man for Himself: Virtue and the Body
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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?Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 13. The Trembling Ox: Mengzi and the Compassionate Heart
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In the Mengzi, the text that bears his name, Mengzi ("Mencius") holds that the human heart-mind is the wellspring of goodness.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 12. Gentlemen’s Agreement: Confucian Virtue Ethics
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Should the remarkable parallels between Aristotelian and Confucian ethics lead us to classify Confucianism as a type of “virtue ethics”?Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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Climate Change in India
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HPC 11. Mark Csikszentmihalyi on Early Confucianism
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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.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 10. We’re a Pack Animal: Individual and Society in Confucianism
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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?Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 09. Family Values: Confucian Role Ethics
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Confucianism puts relationships with family members at the core of their ethical thinking. Is this a strength or a weakness?Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 08. Confucius Says: Reading the Analects
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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.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 07. Uncrowned King: Kongzi (Confucius) and the Analects
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An introduction to Kongzi, the founder of Confucianism, and to the text that has come to represent his thought, the Lunyu (Analects).Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 06. Franklin Perkins on Excavated Texts
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In this interview, we learn how newly discovered texts are changing our understanding of Warring States period philosophy.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 05. Going Paperless: Ancient Chinese Texts
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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?Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 04. Open Season: the Historical Context
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The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 03. Karyn Lai on Classical Chinese Philosophy
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Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 02. The Only Constant: Change and the "Yi Jing"
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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.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HPC 01. Journey of a Thousand Li: Introduction to Chinese Philosophy
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Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HAP 142 - Final Chat with Chike Jeffers
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How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HAP 141 - Job Openings - the Rise of Africana Professional Philosophy
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The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself
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Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HAP 139 - A Love Supreme - Cornel West
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An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HAP 138 - Taking it Out of Neutral - Critical Race Theory
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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.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HAP 137 - Asante Sana - Molefi Asante’s Afrocentricity
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What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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HAP 136 - Civilization Reclaimed - African-Centered Thought
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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 like Ta-Nehisi Coates.Door Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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6.2 Tale of two princes: Dantidurga and Nandivarman
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The Pallava Empire is sliding into anarchy. All its hopes are pinned on a twelve year old boy from Cambodia. We follow his winding path to power. Also in this episode: the origin story of a poet-saint, some brutal medieval punishment, and an elephant hat. https://tinyurl.com/hw5mezkhDoor Kit Patrick
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