HoP 088 - Simplicity Itself - Plotinus on the One and Intellect history of philosophy without any gaps 2020-02-21 | Plotinus posits an absolutely transcendent first principle, the One. What is it (or isn’t it), and how does it relate to Intellect?
HoP 454 - By Appointment Only - Political Philosophy in the Second Scholastic history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-10-13 | Suárez and other Iberian scholastics ask where political power comes from and under what circumstances it is exercised legitimately.
HPC 014 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-10-06 | 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?
HoP 453 - The Price is Right - Law and Economics in the Second Scholastic history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-09-29 | Vitoria, Molina, Suárez and others develop the idea of natural law, exploring its relevance for topics including international law, slavery, and the ethics of economic exchange.
HPC 013 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-09-22 | In the Mengzi, the text that bears his name, Mengzi ("Mencius") holds that the human heart-mind is the wellspring of goodness.
HoP 452 - Better Than Nothing - Metaphysics in the Second Scholastic history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-09-15 | Did the metaphysics of Francisco Suárez mark a shift from traditional scholasticism to early modern philosophy?
HPC 12 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-09-08 | Should the remarkable parallels between Aristotelian and Confucian ethics lead us to classify Confucianism as a type of “virtue ethics”?
HoP 451 - Could’ve, Would’ve, Should’ve - Free Will in the Second Scholastic history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-09-01 | What was Luis de Molina trying to say about human free will with his doctrine of “middle knowledge,” and why did it provoke such controversy?
HPC 011 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-07-28 | 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.
HoP 450 - Depicting What Cannot Be Depicted - Philosophy and Two Renaissance Artworks history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-07-21 | To celebrate reaching 450 episodes, Peter looks at the philosophical resonance of two famous artworks from the turn of the 16th century: Dürer’s Self-Portraitand Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel.
HPC 10 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-07-14 | 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?
HoP 449 - Anna Tropia on Jesuit Philosophy history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-07-07 | We learn from Anna Tropia how Jesuit philosophy of mind broke new ground in the scholastic tradition.
HPC 09 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-06-30 | Confucianism puts relationships with family members at the core of their ethical thinking. Is this a strength or a weakness?
HoP 448 - Secondary Schools - Iberian Scholasticism history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-06-23 | The “School of Salamanca,” founded by Francisco Vitoria, and the commentators of Coimbra are at the center of a movement sometimes called the “Second Scholastic.”
HPC 08 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-06-16 | 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.
HoP 447 - Andrés Messmer on Spanish Protestantism history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-06-09 | Yes, there were Spanish Protestants! Andrew (Andrés) Messmer joins us to explain how they drew on humanism and philosophy to argue for their religious agenda.
HPC 07 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-06-02 | An introduction to Kongzi, the founder of Confucianism, and to the text that has come to represent his thought, the Lunyu(Analects).
HoP 446 - Not Doubting Thomas - the Aquinas Revival history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-05-26 | Cajetan, Bañez and other thinkers make Aquinas a central figure of Counter-Reformation thought; we focus on their theories about analogy and the soul.
HPC 06 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-05-19 | In this interview, we learn how newly discovered texts are changing our understanding of Warring States period philosophy.
HoP 445 - Band of Brothers - the Jesuits history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-05-12 | Ignatius of Loyola’s movement begins modestly, but winds up having a global impact on education and philosophy.
HPC 05 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-05-05 | 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?
HoP 444 - The Dark Night Rises - Spanish Mysticism history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-04-28 | Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross push the boundaries of individual spirituality and offer philosophically informed accounts of mystical experience.
HPC 04 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-04-21 | The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.
HoP 443 - Marketplace of Letters - Iberian Humanism history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-04-14 | Fray Luis de Leon, Antonio Nebrija, Beatriz Galindo and other scholars bring the Renaissance to Spain.
HPC 03 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-04-07 | Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.
HoP 442 - Scott Williams on Disability and the New World history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-03-31 | In this interview we learn about the main issues in modern-day philosophy of disability, and the relevance of this topic for the European encounter with the Americas.
HPC 02 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-03-24 | 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.
HoP 441 - Lambs to the Slaughter - Debating the New World history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-03-17 | Bartholomé De las Casas argues against opponents, like Sepúlveda, who believed that Europeans had a legal and moral right to rule over and exploit the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
HPC 01 history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-03-10 | Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.
HoP 440 - Longitudinal Studies - Exploration and Science history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-03-03 | Iberian expeditions to the Americas inspire scientists, and Matteo Ricci’s religious mission to Asia becomes an encounter between European and Chinese philosophy.
HAP 142 - Final Chat with Chike Jeffers history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-02-25 | How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.
HoP 439 - Cancel Culture - The Inquisition history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-02-18 | How religious persecution and censorship shaped the context of philosophy in Catholic Europe in the sixteenth century.
HAP 141 - Job Openings - the Rise of Africana Professional Philosophy history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-02-15 | The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.
HAP 141 - Job Openings - the Rise of Africana Professional Philosophy history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-02-11 | The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.
HoP 438 - Dont Give Up Pope - Catholic Reformation history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-02-04 | How the Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reformation created a context for philosophy among Catholics, especially in Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-28 | Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.
HoP 437 - Jennifer Rampling on Renaissance Alchemy history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-21 | An expert on Renaissance alchemy tells us how this art related to philosophy at the time... and how she has tried to reproduce its results!
HAP 139 - A Love Supreme - Cornel West history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-15 | An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”
HoP 436 - Unpathed Waters, Undreamed Shores - Robert Fludd history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-07 | Our last figure of the English Renaissance undertakes daring investigations of chemistry, medicine, agriculture, and cosmology – and gets accused of magic and Rosicrucianism.
HAP 129 - Afrophone Home - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | How one of Kenya's greatest writers came to argue that African literature should be written in African languages.
HAP 137 - Asante Sana - Molefi Asante’s Afrocentricity history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.
HAP 133 - John Drabinski on Edouard Glissant history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | The author of an important book on Glissant joins us to talk about his approach to this major Caribbean thinker.
HAP 130 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on... Himself! history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | The great Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o joins us to speak about his career, his influences, and the power and politics of language.
HAP 136 - Civilization Reclaimed - African-Centered Thought history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | 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.
HAP 127 - Knowing the Difference - Audre Lorde history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | In poetry and prose, especially her collection "Sister Outsider," Audre Lorde explores ideas of difference, eroticism, and feminist theory.
HAP 132 - French Creolizing - Edouard Glissant and the Creolité Movement history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | Poet, novelist, playwright and philosopher Edouard Glissant, his theory of "creolization", and the Creolists who were influence by him.
HAP 125 - Phenomenal Woman - The Black Women’s Literary Renaissance history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Alice Walker explore the themes of black feminism (or “womanism”) in their fiction. Warning: this episode contains discussion of sexual violence and suicide.
HAP 138 - Taking it Out of Neutral - Critical Race Theory history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | 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.
HAP 131 - Mixed Messages - Black British Cultural Studies history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | Stuart Hall pioneers “cultural studies,” offering tools for analysis of films, television, fiction and music that were put to use by followers like Paul Gilroy and Hazel Carby.
HAP 135 - Mastering Ceremonies - Sylvia Wynter history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | Sylvia Wynter offers a bold and provocative assessment of the role of the humanities in understanding humankind.
HAP 123 - History Teaches Us - Walter Rodney history of philosophy without any gaps 2024-01-01 | Another Caribbean thinker, Walter Rodney of Guyana, explores Africana history from a Marxist perspective.
