HPC 30. Horse Of A Different Color: The Mohists On Language And Knowledge History Of Philosophy: India, Africana, China podcast

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The Laozi ( Daodejing ) refers to the winds, the rain and the waters. We discuss how these ideas express the Laozi ’s views on nature.

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HPC 34. You Don’t Say! the Dao That Cannot Be Told 23:31

6 weeks ago23:31

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The first rule of dao is: don’t talk about dao . We do so nonetheless, focusing on its role in metaphysics and language.

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HPC 33. Let Us Count the Ways: What is Daoism? 18:14

8 weeks ago18:14

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What does “Daoism” refer to in a range of contexts, and how have excavated texts changed our understanding of the tensions between Daoism and Confucianism?

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HPC 32. Chris Fraser on Mohism 35:15

10 weeks ago35:15

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We conclude our series on Mohism with an interview that looks at the Mohists' dialectic and its relationship to their ethics.

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HPC 31. Push and Pull: Mohist Dialectic 22:48

12 weeks ago22:48

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Later Mohists explained in the Canons how to provide compelling philosophical arguments, and how to avoid mistakes in argumentation. Does this count as “logic”?

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HPC 30. Horse of a Different Color: the Mohists on Language and Knowledge 22:40

14 weeks ago22:40

22:40

What Mohist dialectics and Gongsun Long’s “White Horse Not Horse” argument tell us about the connection between language and knowledge.

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HPC 29. Ghost Writers: the Mohists on Religion 18:31

16 weeks ago18:31

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Did Mozi tell people that ghosts exist and that we can change our fate because he thought these things are true, or because it would be beneficial for people to believe them?

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HPC 28. Ting Mien Lee on Mohism and Confucianism 29:55

18 weeks ago29:55

29:55

An interview on the contrasting views of Mohists and Confucians on ethical duties and warfare.

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HPC 27. Give Peace a Chance: the Mohists on War and Politics 19:13

20 weeks ago19:13

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How the Mohist principle of “inclusive care” leads to political order and (mostly) forbids the fighting of wars.

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HPC 26. Culture Wars: Mohist and Confucian Debates 18:38

22 weeks ago18:38

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Disagreements between the Mohists and the Confucians: is seeking benefits the right way to approach life? What motivates us to act morally, care for our loved ones or a doctrine of impartiality?

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HPC 25. Benefit, Then Stop: Mohism and Impartial Care 20:34

24 weeks ago20:34

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How did the Mohists establish their consequentialist ethic of “impartial care ( jian ’ai )”? Was this theory ultimately grounded in the will of Heaven?

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HPC 24. Measuring Up: Mohist philosophy 20:19

26 weeks ago20:19

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An introduction to the Mozi , the founding text of an anti-elitist school of thought that tests social and political practices by the measure of “benefit.”

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HPC 23. Amy Olberding on Confucian Ethics 35:24

28 weeks ago35:24

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In our final episode on classical Confucianism, our interview guest tells us about the surprising moral depth of the concept of "etiquette"

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HPC 22. Inside Job: Women in Confucianism 18:18

30 weeks ago18:18

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Can classical Confucianism be redeemed from its reputation for rigidly hierarchical thinking when it comes to the relationship between men and women?

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HPC 21. Sor-Hoon Tan on Confucian Democracy 38:34

32 weeks ago38:34