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by Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers
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.
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- 1 weeks ago18 min
HPC 58. Historical Fiction? Texts in the Han
How were the texts of the Han dynasty different from those in the Warring States period? How historical circumstances shaped philosophical writing, and how texts in turn shaped Han political culture.
- 3 weeks ago18 min
HPC 57. Rise and Fall, and Rise and Fall: the Han Dynasty
The relationship between philosophy and politics in the Han Dynasty, focusing on the example of Huang-Lao, a typically “eclectic” tradition of thought.
- Jun 21, 202633 min
HPC 56. Yuri Pines on Legalism
An interview about fa-thinkers like Shang Yang and Han Feizi, exploring their relationship to the Qin dynasty and to other schools of thought.
- Jun 7, 202620 min
HPC 55. More Gain, Less Pain: the Legalists on Human Nature
Did the fa-thinkers recognize that human beings natural have moral capacities or dispositions? How did they try to manipulate human nature?
- May 24, 202619 min
HPC 54. Learning to Unlearn: Han Feizi and Confucianism
Does Han Feizi’s focus on “standards” allow him to provide a more realistic political theory than the Confucian focus on moral cultivation?
- May 10, 202622 min
HPC 53. A Worm Riding Clouds: Standards, Strategy and Power in the Han Feizi
The Han Feizi and its “three pillars” of Legalist philosophy: fa (standards), shu (strategy), and shi (positional power).
- Apr 26, 202618 min
HPC 52. The Empire State: the Qin Dynasty
Was the short-lived Qin empire, which unified China to put an end to the Warring States period, Legalism in action?
- Apr 12, 202621 min
HPC 51. Standard Bearers: What is “Legalism"?
The “fa-thinkers” Shang Yang and Han Feizi encourage the rigorous application of “standards,” including law, reward, and punishment.
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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.
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