History of Indian and Africana Philosophy
Summary: Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, and Chike Jeffers present the philosophical traditions of India, Africa, and the African Diaspora. Further reading and info at www.historyofphilosophy.net.
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Podcasts:
Peter speaks to Rupert Gethin about the no-self theory, and its implications for Buddhist ethics and meditation practices.
Two figures from the Mauryan dynasty, Kautilya and the king Ashoka, set out contrasting ideas about the ideal political rule.
The Buddha offers two parables to explain the purpose of his philosophical teaching.
The Four Noble Truths of the Buddha, and the function they are supposed to play in our lives.
The pioneering Sanskrit grammar of Pāṇini and its implications for philosophy of language.
An interview with Brian Black about the philosophical and social aspects of the Upanisads.
The origins of the idea of karma, its moral significance in the Upanisads, and an alternative conception in the Bhagavad Gita.
The god Indra learns patience and something about the self in a famous passage from the Upanisads.
The ancient texts known as the Upanisads claim to expose the hidden connections between things, including the self and the world.
The Vedic period sets the context of the Upanisads, Buddhism and Jainism.
A whirlwind tour of philosophical literature in India.
In this introduction to the series, Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri propose that Indian philosophy was primarily a way of life and search for the highest good.
