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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The role of knowing in Confucian ethics: should it be understood as “knowing how,” or even “knowing to,” rather than “knowing that”?由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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Morality is what makes us humans, for the Confucians. But does morality come from inside us, outside us, or both?由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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?由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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Should the remarkable parallels between Aristotelian and Confucian ethics lead us to classify Confucianism as a type of “virtue ethics”?由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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Climate Change in India
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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?由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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Confucianism puts relationships with family members at the core of their ethical thinking. Is this a strength or a weakness?由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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).由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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In this interview, we learn how newly discovered texts are changing our understanding of Warring States period philosophy.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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?由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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.由Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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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/hw5mezkh由Kit Patrick
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