History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

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**History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China**

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. Website: www.historyofphilosophy.net.

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HAP 14 - Souleymane Bachir Diagne on Islam in Africa Oct 28, 2018

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Peter speaks to Souleymane Bachir Diagne about Islamic scholars in West Africa.

HAP 13 - Renewing the Faith - the Sokoto Caliphate Oct 14, 2018

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Uthman Dan Fodio and his family were scholars, poets, and warriors whose jihad in 19th century Nigeria created the Sokoto Caliphate.

HAP 12 - From Here to Timbuktu - Subsaharan Islamic Philosophy Sep 30, 2018

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The spread of Islamic scholarship in subsaharan Africa, focusing on intellectuals of the Songhay empire around the Niger River in the 15th-17th centuries.

HAP 11 - Teodros Kiros on Ethiopian Philosophy Sep 16, 2018

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Teodros Kiros discusses the history of Ethiopian thought and how it has influenced his own work in political philosophy.

HAP 10 - Think for Yourself - Walda Heywat Sep 02, 2018

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Walda Heywat’s reaction to the thought of his teacher Zera Yacob, and the dispute over the authenticity of these two Ethiopian philosophers.

HAP 09 - In You I Take Shelter - Zera Yacob Jul 22, 2018

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The 17th century Ethiopian rationalist Zera Yacob, hailed as the first modern Africana philosopher.

HAP 08 - Solomon, Socrates, and Other Sages - Early Ethiopian Philosophy Jul 08, 2018

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Philosophy in Ethiopia, with translations of religious and philosophical texts into Ge’ez and a national epic called the Kebra Nagast.

HAP 07 - Richard Parkinson on Egyptian Poetry Jun 24, 2018

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Egyptioogist Richard Parkinson joins us to talk about the context and meaning of the Eloquent Peasant and other literary works of ancient Egypt.

HAP 06 - Heated Exchanges - Philosophy in Egyptian Narratives and Dialogues Jun 10, 2018

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Demands for ma’at (justice or truth) and a confrontation with the soul, in the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant and Dispute Between a Man and his Ba.

HAP 05 - Father Knows Best - Moral and Political Philosophy in the Instructions May 27, 2018

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Ethical reflection in ancient Egyptian grave inscriptions and in works of instruction, such as the Maxims of Ptahhotep and the Instructions named for Amenemope, Ani, and Merikare.

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