Xunzi, a thinker who shaped the course of Confucian philosophy by showing how deliberate effort can overcome our wicked natural tendencies.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Several ancient Chinese texts speak of an egoist and hedonist known as Yang Zhu: did he pose a coherent challenge to the Confucians and other ethicists?Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

In the Mengzi, the text that bears his name, Mengzi ("Mencius") holds that the human heart-mind is the wellspring of goodness.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Should the remarkable parallels between Aristotelian and Confucian ethics lead us to classify Confucianism as a type of “virtue ethics”?Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

In this interview, we learn how Kongzi become the pivotal sage of early Chinese history, and what new discoveries teach us about the Confucian tradition.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

What does the Analects say about living as a human being? How are individuals embedded in society, and how do they develop their unique identities?Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Confucianism puts relationships with family members at the core of their ethical thinking. Is this a strength or a weakness?Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Lessons we can take from the teachings of Kongzi (Confucius) in the Analects: challenging authorities, adhering to “benevolence (ren),” and practicing “propriety (li)” in ritual and everyday life.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

An introduction to Kongzi, the founder of Confucianism, and to the text that has come to represent his thought, the Lunyu (Analects).Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

In this interview, we learn how newly discovered texts are changing our understanding of Warring States period philosophy.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

What were ancient Chinese philosophical texts written on? How did writing relate to orally transmitted wisdom? How were texts read and used? And what even counted as a “text” in ancient China?Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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

The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

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 like Ta-Nehisi Coates.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Sylvia Wynter offers a bold and provocative assessment of the role of the humanities in understanding humankind.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

Cedric J. Robinson reflects on the power and limitations of Marxism while charting the past and prospects of black radical thought.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers

The author of an important book on Glissant joins us to talk about his approach to this major Caribbean thinker.Di Peter Adamson, Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers