Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.

HPI 06 - You Are What You Do - Karma

1 Nov 29th, 2015 19m 5s

The origins of the idea of karma, its moral significance in the Upanisads, and an alternative conception in the Bhagavad Gita.

HPI 05 - Do it Yourself - Indra’s Search for the Self in the Upanisads

1 Nov 15th, 2015 21m 2s

The god Indra learns patience and something about the self in a famous passage from the Upanisads.

HPI 04 - Hide and Seek – The Upanisads

Nov 1st, 2015 19m 40s

The ancient texts known as the Upanisads claim to expose the hidden connections between things, including the self and the world.

HPC 04. Open Season: the Historical Context

4 days ago 24m 6s

The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.

HPC 03. Karyn Lai on Classical Chinese Philosophy

18 days ago 36m 16s

Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.

HPC 02. The Only Constant: Change and the "Yi Jing"

Mar 24th, 2024 26m 29s

Early Chinese philosophers were deeply aware of a world that is constantly changing: we look at how Confucians, Legalists, and Daoists responded to this challenge.

HAP 142 - Final Chat with Chike Jeffers

Feb 25th, 2024 51m 12s

How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.

HAP 141 - Job Openings - the Rise of Africana Professional Philosophy

Feb 11th, 2024 38m 24s

The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.

HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself

Jan 28th, 2024 46m 28s

Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.

HAP 139 - A Love Supreme - Cornel West

Jan 15th, 2024 33m 22s

An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”

HAP 138 - Taking it Out of Neutral - Critical Race Theory

Dec 31st, 2023 27m 38s

A movement of legal scholars diagnoses the limitations of merely “formal” measures against discrimination, a point they connect to issues like affirmative action, democratic process, and intersectionality.

HAP 137 - Asante Sana - Molefi Asante’s Afrocentricity

Dec 17th, 2023 37m

What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.

HAP 136 - Civilization Reclaimed - African-Centered Thought

Dec 11th, 2023 34m 21s

How writers like George G.M. James, John Henrik Clarke, Cheikh Anta Diop, Yosef ben-Jochannan, and Chancellor Williams prepared the way for the Afrocentricity of Molefi Asante and captured the imaginations of hip hop artists and intellectuals l

HAP 135 - Mastering Ceremonies - Sylvia Wynter

Nov 19th, 2023 28m 26s

Sylvia Wynter offers a bold and provocative assessment of the role of the humanities in understanding humankind.

HAP 134 - The Marx Brothers - Cedric J. Robinson

Nov 5th, 2023 23m 37s

Cedric J. Robinson reflects on the power and limitations of Marxism while charting the past and prospects of black radical thought.

HAP 133 - John Drabinski on Edouard Glissant

Oct 22nd, 2023 41m 58s

The author of an important book on Glissant joins us to talk about his approach to this major Caribbean thinker.

HAP 132 - French Creolizing - Edouard Glissant and the Creolité Movement

Oct 16th, 2023 33m 43s

Poet, novelist, playwright and philosopher Edouard Glissant, his theory of "creolization", and the Creolists who were influence by him.

HAP 131 - Mixed Messages - Black British Cultural Studies

Sep 24th, 2023 33m 45s

Stuart Hall pioneers “cultural studies,” offering tools for analysis of films, television, fiction and music that were put to use by followers like Paul Gilroy and Hazel Carby.

HAP 130 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on... Himself!

Sep 10th, 2023 36m 10s

The great Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o joins us to speak about his career, his influences, and the power and politics of language.

HAP 129 - Afrophone Home - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Aug 5th, 2023 42m 4s

How one of Kenya's greatest writers came to argue that African literature should be written in African languages.

HAP 128 - Marginal Comments - bell hooks and Patricia Hill Collins

Jul 16th, 2023 19m 24s

We bring the story of black feminism up to the turn of the century with the incisive works of bell hooks and Patricia Hill Collins.

HAP 127 - Knowing the Difference - Audre Lorde

Jul 3rd, 2023 37m 47s

In poetry and prose, especially her collection "Sister Outsider," Audre Lorde explores ideas of difference, eroticism, and feminist theory.

HAP 126 - Fugitive for Justice - Angela Davis

Jun 18th, 2023 22m 5s

The eventful life and penetrating philosophy of Angela Davis, an icon of resistance deeply informed by Marxism and influential on black feminist thought.

HAP 125 - Phenomenal Woman - The Black Women’s Literary Renaissance

Jun 5th, 2023 36m 34s

Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Alice Walker explore the themes of black feminism (or “womanism”) in their fiction. Warning: this episode contains discussion of sexual violence and suicide.