History of Indian and Africana Philosophy

By Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri

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Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri (Professors of Philosophy at LMU Munich and NYU) present the philosophical traditions of India. Website: www.historyofphilosophy.net.

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18th century black authors touch on philosophical themes in autobiographical narratives, poetry, and other literary genres.

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07.07.2019 HAP 32 - Talking Book - Early Africana Writing in English 18th century black authors touch on philosophical themes in autobiographical narratives, poetry, and other literary genres.
06.23.2019 HAP 31 - Justin Smith on Amo and Race in Early Modern Philosophy Justin E.H. Smith joins us to discuss Anton Wilhelm Amo against the background of ideas about race in early modern philosophy, including Leibniz.
06.09.2019 HAP 30 - Dualist Personality - Anton Wilhelm Amo Anton Wilhelm Amo, brought to Germany from his native Ghana, defends a rigorous dualism of mind and body. Was this philosophy connected to his African origins?
05.26.2019 HAP 29 - Out of Africa - Slavery and the Diaspora An introduction to Africana philosophical thought as it emerged from the modern experience of slavery and colonization by Europeans.
05.12.2019 HAP 28 - Chike Jeffers on Precolonial African Philosophy Co-host Chike Jeffers and Peter chat about the themes and questions raised by the podcast so far.
04.28.2019 HAP 27 - Beyond the Reaction - The Continuing Relevance of Precolonial Traditions As the twentieth century draws to a close, the critique of ethnophilosophy gives way to approaches that continue to privilege the study of precolonial traditions.
04.14.2019 HAP 26 - Kai Kresse on the Anthropology of Philosophy An interview with Kai Kresse who discusses his efforts to do "anthropology of philosophy" on the Swahili Coast.
03.31.2019 HAP 25 - Wise Guys - Sage Philosophy Henry Odera Oruka’s new method for exploring philosophy in Africa, based on interviews with wise individuals.
03.17.2019 HAP 24 - Professionally Speaking - The Reaction Against Ethnophilosophy Paulin Hountondji and other African philosophers criticize ethnophilosophy and advocate a universalist approach.
03.03.2019 HAP 23 - Nkiru Nzegwu on Gender in African Tradition An interview with Nkiru Nzegwu on matriarchy and gender fluidity in Africa.
02.17.2019 HAP 22 - Women Have no Tribe - Gender in African Tradition What archeology and ethnography tell us about the diverse and often ambiguous roles of men and women in traditional African societies.
02.03.2019 HAP 21 - The Doctor Will See You Now - Divination, Witchcraft, and Knowledge Special forms of knowledge and the explanation of misfortunes in African tradition.
01.20.2019 HAP 20 - I Am Because We Are - Communalism in African Ethics and Politics Emphasis on the value of community as a major theme in African philosophy.
01.06.2019 HAP 19 - Behind the Mask - African Philosophy of the Person Traditional African ideas about personhood, which challenge assumptions about the relation between mind and body, self and other.
12.23.2018 HAP 18 - One to Rule Them All - God in African Philosophy Is traditional African religion in some sense monotheist, despite the worship of many divinities?
12.09.2018 HAP 17 - Event Horizon - African Philosophy of Time John Mbiti’s influential and controversial claim that traditional Africans experience time as having “a long past, a present, and virtually no future.”
11.25.2018 HAP 16 - Samuel Imbo on Okot p'Bitek and Oral Traditions A conversation with Sam Imbo on approaching oral traditions as philosophy and the Ugandan thinker and poet Okot p'Bitek.
11.11.2018 HAP 15 - Heard it Through the Grapevine - Oral Philosophy in Africa An introduction to the “ethnophilosophy” approach inaugurated by Placide Tempels, its promises and potential pitfalls.
10.28.2018 HAP 14 - Souleymane Bachir Diagne on Islam in Africa Peter speaks to Souleymane Bachir Diagne about Islamic scholars in West Africa.
10.14.2018 HAP 13 - Renewing the Faith - the Sokoto Caliphate Uthman Dan Fodio and his family were scholars, poets, and warriors whose jihad in 19th century Nigeria created the Sokoto Caliphate.
09.30.2018 HAP 12 - From Here to Timbuktu - Subsaharan Islamic Philosophy The spread of Islamic scholarship in subsaharan Africa, focusing on intellectuals of the Songhay empire around the Niger River in the 15th-17th centuries.
09.16.2018 HAP 11 - Teodros Kiros on Ethiopian Philosophy Teodros Kiros discusses the history of Ethiopian thought and how it has influenced his own work in political philosophy.
09.02.2018 HAP 10 - Think for Yourself - Walda Heywat Walda Heywat’s reaction to the thought of his teacher Zera Yacob, and the dispute over the authenticity of these two Ethiopian philosophers.
07.22.2018 HAP 09 - In You I Take Shelter - Zera Yacob The 17th century Ethiopian rationalist Zera Yacob, hailed as the first modern Africana philosopher.
07.08.2018 HAP 08 - Solomon, Socrates, and Other Sages - Early Ethiopian Philosophy Philosophy in Ethiopia, with translations of religious and philosophical texts into Ge’ez and a national epic called the Kebra Nagast.
06.24.2018 HAP 07 - Richard Parkinson on Egyptian Poetry Egyptioogist Richard Parkinson joins us to talk about the context and meaning of the Eloquent Peasant and other literary works of ancient Egypt.
06.10.2018 HAP 06 - Heated Exchanges - Philosophy in Egyptian Narratives and Dialogues Demands for ma’at (justice or truth) and a confrontation with the soul, in the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant and Dispute Between a Man and his Ba.
05.27.2018 HAP 05 - Father Knows Best - Moral and Political Philosophy in the Instructions Ethical reflection in ancient Egyptian grave inscriptions and in works of instruction, such as the Maxims of Ptahhotep and the Instructions named for Amenemope, Ani, and Merikare.
05.13.2018 HAP 04 - Pyramid Schemes - Philosophy in Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian figures and writings including the Pyramid Texts, Imhotep, and the "first monotheist" Akhenaten reflect on the nature of things and questions of morality.
04.29.2018 HAP 03 - Fertile Ground - Philosophy in Ancient Mesopotamia Do the cuneiform writings of Babylonian culture show that it had its own philosophy?
04.15.2018 HAP 02 - It’s Only Human - Philosophy in Prehistoric Africa Might philosophy be as old as humankind as we know it? We investigate the implications of findings concerning the origins of humankind in Africa.
04.01.2018 HAP 01 - Something Old, Something New - Introducing Africana Philosophy Chike Jeffers and Peter Adamson kick off the new series by explaining the scope and meaning of "Africana philosophy".
03.18.2018 HPI 62 - Kit Patrick on Philosophy and Indian History The host of the History of India podcast joins us for the final episode on India. Coming next: Africana philosophy!
03.04.2018 HPI 61 - What Happened Next - Indian Philosophy After Dignaga A whirlwind tour of developments in Indian philosophy after Dignāga and a few words about the contemporary relevance of the tradition.
02.18.2018 HPI 60 - The Buddha and I - Indian Influence on Islamic and European Thought The impact of ancient Indian thought upon the Muslim scholar al-Bīrūnī and upon European thinkers like Hume, Hegel, and Schopenhauer.
02.04.2018 HPI 59 - Looking East - Indian Influence on Greek Thought Did Indian ideas play a role in shaping ancient Greek philosophy?
01.21.2018 HPI 58 - Amber Carpenter on Animals in Indian Philosophy An interview with Amber Carpenter about the status of nonhuman animals in ancient Indian philosophy and literature.
01.07.2018 HPI 57 - Learn by Doing - Tantra Philosophy is put into practice in Kashmir Śaivite Tantra and Buddhist Tantra.
12.24.2017 HPI 56 - Who’s Pulling Your Strings? - Buddhaghosa Buddhaghosa, a major figure in the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, argues against the need for a self to control and coordinate mental activities.
12.10.2017 HPI 55 - Doors of Perception - Dignaga on Consciousness Dignāga argues that all perception is accompanied by self-awareness.
11.26.2017 HPI 54 - Graham Priest on Logic and Buddhism Graham Priest joins Peter to discuss non-classical logic and its connections with Buddhist patterns of reasoning.
11.12.2017 HPI 53 - Follow the Evidence - Dignaga's Logic Dignāga’s trairūpya theory, which sets out the three conditions required for making reliable inferences.
11.12.2017 HPI 53 - Follow the Evidence - Dignaga’s Logic Dignāga’s trairūpya theory, which sets out the three conditions required for making reliable inferences.
10.29.2017 HPI 52 - Under Construction - Dignaga on Perception and Language The great Buddhist thinker Dignāga argues that general concepts and language are mere constructions superimposed on perception.
10.15.2017 HPI 51 - Change of Mind - Vasubandhu and Yogacara Buddhism Vasubandhu’s path to Yogācāra Buddhism, a form of idealism which holds that nothing can be mind-independent.
10.01.2017 HPI 50 - Marie-Hélène Gorisse on Jain Epistemology We're joined by Marie-Hélène Gorisse for a look at the Jain theory of knowledge.
09.17.2017 HPI 49 - Well Qualified - the Jains on Truth Does the Jain theory of seven predications (saptabhaṇgī) land them in self-contradiction, or help them to avoid it?
08.06.2017 HPI 48 - Taking Perspective - the Jain Theory of Standpoints The Jain theory of standpoints or non-onesidedness (anekāntavāda) makes truth a matter of perspective.
07.23.2017 HPI 47 - Jan Westerhoff on Nagarjuna A discussion with Jan Westerhoff, an expert on the great Buddhist thinker Nāgārjuna.
07.09.2017 HPI 46 - No Four Ways About It - Nagarjuna’s Tetralemma Nāgārjuna’s four-fold argument scheme, the tetralemma (catuṣkoṭi).

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History of Indian and Africana Philosophy episodes:

HAP 32 - Talking Book - Early Africana Writing in English

HAP 31 - Justin Smith on Amo and Race in Early Modern Philosophy

HAP 30 - Dualist Personality - Anton Wilhelm Amo

HAP 29 - Out of Africa - Slavery and the Diaspora

HAP 28 - Chike Jeffers on Precolonial African Philosophy

HAP 27 - Beyond the Reaction - The Continuing Relevance of Precolonial Traditions

HAP 26 - Kai Kresse on the Anthropology of Philosophy

HAP 25 - Wise Guys - Sage Philosophy

HAP 24 - Professionally Speaking - The Reaction Against Ethnophilosophy

HAP 23 - Nkiru Nzegwu on Gender in African Tradition

HAP 22 - Women Have no Tribe - Gender in African Tradition

HAP 21 - The Doctor Will See You Now - Divination, Witchcraft, and Knowledge

HAP 20 - I Am Because We Are - Communalism in African Ethics and Politics

HAP 19 - Behind the Mask - African Philosophy of the Person

HAP 18 - One to Rule Them All - God in African Philosophy

HAP 17 - Event Horizon - African Philosophy of Time

HAP 16 - Samuel Imbo on Okot p'Bitek and Oral Traditions

HAP 15 - Heard it Through the Grapevine - Oral Philosophy in Africa

HAP 14 - Souleymane Bachir Diagne on Islam in Africa

HAP 13 - Renewing the Faith - the Sokoto Caliphate

HAP 12 - From Here to Timbuktu - Subsaharan Islamic Philosophy

HAP 11 - Teodros Kiros on Ethiopian Philosophy

HAP 10 - Think for Yourself - Walda Heywat

HAP 09 - In You I Take Shelter - Zera Yacob

HAP 08 - Solomon, Socrates, and Other Sages - Early Ethiopian Philosophy

HAP 07 - Richard Parkinson on Egyptian Poetry

HAP 06 - Heated Exchanges - Philosophy in Egyptian Narratives and Dialogues

HAP 05 - Father Knows Best - Moral and Political Philosophy in the Instructions

HAP 04 - Pyramid Schemes - Philosophy in Ancient Egypt

HAP 03 - Fertile Ground - Philosophy in Ancient Mesopotamia

HAP 02 - It’s Only Human - Philosophy in Prehistoric Africa

HAP 01 - Something Old, Something New - Introducing Africana Philosophy

HPI 62 - Kit Patrick on Philosophy and Indian History

HPI 61 - What Happened Next - Indian Philosophy After Dignaga

HPI 60 - The Buddha and I - Indian Influence on Islamic and European Thought

HPI 59 - Looking East - Indian Influence on Greek Thought

HPI 58 - Amber Carpenter on Animals in Indian Philosophy

HPI 57 - Learn by Doing - Tantra

HPI 56 - Who’s Pulling Your Strings? - Buddhaghosa

HPI 55 - Doors of Perception - Dignaga on Consciousness

HPI 54 - Graham Priest on Logic and Buddhism

HPI 53 - Follow the Evidence - Dignaga's Logic

HPI 53 - Follow the Evidence - Dignaga’s Logic

HPI 52 - Under Construction - Dignaga on Perception and Language

HPI 51 - Change of Mind - Vasubandhu and Yogacara Buddhism

HPI 50 - Marie-Hélène Gorisse on Jain Epistemology

HPI 49 - Well Qualified - the Jains on Truth

HPI 48 - Taking Perspective - the Jain Theory of Standpoints

HPI 47 - Jan Westerhoff on Nagarjuna

HPI 46 - No Four Ways About It - Nagarjuna’s Tetralemma

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