Everyday we refer to many ideas without giving much thought to the depth and diversity of opinion that surrounds them. For example, when did you last reflect upon what we actually mean when we use the term 'idea'?

What do we mean when we say that we have an ‘idea’? Similarly, what is it to have an ‘idea’ of something? These are just some of the questions we are going to explore in today’s episode, examining schools of thought within a variety of Philosophical traditions, including those that are less well studied within the English-speaking world.

Part 1 - The Theory of Ideas (4:27)

Part 2 - Representative Theories in the Western Philosophical Tradition (10:57)

Part 3 - The Theory of Ideas in Middle-Eastern Philosophy (22:10)

Part 4 - The Theory of Ideas in Hinduism and Theravada Buddhism (32:06)

Part 5 - The Theory of Ideas in Confucianism, Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism (41:44)

Part 6 - The Theory of Ideas in the African Ubuntu Tradition (49:33)

References: https://hypernotepad.com/n/275dddea9235a40c

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