History of Indian and Africana Philosophy

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.

Do the cuneiform writings of Babylonian culture show that it had its own philosophy?

Might philosophy be as old as humankind as we know it? We investigate the implications of findings concerning the origins of humankind in Africa.

Chike Jeffers and Peter Adamson kick off the new series by explaining the scope and meaning of "Africana philosophy".

The host of the History of India podcast joins us for the final episode on India. Coming next: Africana philosophy!

A whirlwind tour of developments in Indian philosophy after Dignāga and a few words about the contemporary relevance of the tradition.

The impact of ancient Indian thought upon the Muslim scholar al-Bīrūnī and upon European thinkers like Hume, Hegel, and Schopenhauer.

Did Indian ideas play a role in shaping ancient Greek philosophy?

An interview with Amber Carpenter about the status of nonhuman animals in ancient Indian philosophy and literature.

Philosophy is put into practice in Kashmir Śaivite Tantra and Buddhist Tantra.

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.

Dignāga argues that all perception is accompanied by self-awareness.

Graham Priest joins Peter to discuss non-classical logic and its connections with Buddhist patterns of reasoning.

Dignāga’s trairūpya theory, which sets out the three conditions required for making reliable inferences.

The great Buddhist thinker Dignāga argues that general concepts and language are mere constructions superimposed on perception.