Hey #HoPWaG fans, don't forget to check out our new spinoff podcast on cross-cultural philology!
It launched a few days ago with three initial episodes, on philology and science; the Cain and Abel story; and the ancient language Aramaic!
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A feast of philosophy for you this weekend! We have the third installment of our 500th episode celebration, in which I talk to Troels Engberg-Pedersen about St Paul and the Stoics:
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Coming up in just a few hours... the third installment of our 500th episode celebration! Another topic I skipped when doing antiquity. This one is going to be, shall we say, Biblical.
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In the first episode I talk to Lorraine Daston, one of the most popular ever guests we had on #HoPWaG, to talk about the nature of philology and its relation to science:
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As of today the original #HoPWAG series has reached 500 episodes! Thanks to all who have listened and the many who have supported the series over the years, not least all the interview guests.
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In a few hour #HoPWaG returns with a look at Bayle and early modern atheism!
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This is the last week of summer break for us at #HoPWaG, we'll start up again on Sept 13 with an episode on Pierre Bayle, religious toleration, and atheism! (Believe it or not.)
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This week on #HoPWaG we look at Pierre Bayle, and ask whether his Dictionary is supposed to lead the reader towards skepticism or a more profound Christian faith. (Maybe both?)
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Today's new #HoPWaG: 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.
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#HoPWaG time! Today we look at Quietism, a religious and philosophical movement that reacted against an idea we've been tracking in recent episodes, that humans are inevitably afflicted by "self-love."
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Today on #HoPWaG we introduce philosophy in the Han Dynasty! With new music and a focus on the Huang-Lao tradition of thought.
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Coming up tomorrow on #HoPWaG: we begin our second big series on philosophy in classical China, as we move on to the Han dynasty!
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This week's new #HoPWaG episode looks at the great French tragedian Jean Racine, and looks at how his classical works of theater respond to the contemporary fascination with emotion and reason.
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Today on #HoPWaG, it's our last episode on the Warring States period! We speak to Yuri Pines about the Legalists and whether they deserve their grim reputation. In two weeks, we start to look at philosophy during the Han Dynasty!
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Today's new #HoPWaG episode looks at the delightfully cynical and quotable aphorisms of La Rochefoucauld: we explore the profound ethical theory underlying his "maxims" and writings of other French Moralists: historyofphilosophy.net/french-moral... #philosophy #podcast #earlymodern #philsky
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Today's new #HoPWaG episode: tinyurl.com/3actkf67 "Learning to Unlearn: Han Feizi and Confucianism" Does Han Fei's focus on “standards” allow him to provide a more realistic political theory than the Confucian focus on moral cultivation? #philsky #chinesephilosophy #podcast
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Today's new #HoPWaG episode: historyofphilosophy.net/han-feizi-an... "Learning to Unlearn: Han Feizi and Confucianism" Does Han Fei's focus on “standards” allow him to provide a more realistic political theory than the Confucian focus on moral cultivation? #philsky #chinesephilosophy #podcast
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Podcast co-author Chike Jeffers (@[email protected]) alerted me that the most recent #HoPWaG on the philosophy of the French garden is the 750th episode overall, counting all series! historyofphilosophy.net Thanks to everyone who has listened along the way. #podcast #philsky
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How French scholasticism changed with the times across the 17th century, culminating with the Academy of Sciences, on today's new #HoPWaG episode: www.historyofphilosophy.net/french-schol... #philsky #philosophy #podcast #earlymodern
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In today's new #HoPWaG episode we look at the short-lived Qin empire, which unified China to put an end to the Warring States period. Was this Legalist philosophy in action? www.historyofphilosophy.net/qin-dynasty #philsky #china #chinesehistory #philosophy #podcast #legalism
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BIG NEWS on #HoPWaG: I have agreed with Justin Tiwald (co-host of the "This is the Way" podcast) that he will join me as co-author, so we will continue the story of Chinese philosophy well beyond the Han starting in autumn 2027. More info here: www.historyofphilosophy.net/later-china-... #philsky
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Coming up tomorrow on #HoPWaG: the debate between Malebranche and Arnauld on the "vision in God": how we form our ideas. This turns out to be an early version of the contemporary debate over representationalism. #philsky #philosophy #earlymodern #epistemology #podcast
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#HoPWaG is a great podcast that I love listening to...occasionally! Wakka, wakka.
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This Easter why not hop on over to #HoPWaG and check out our latest episode? It's an interview with Steven Nadler about all things occasionalist! www.historyofphilosophy.net/occasionalis... #philsky #philosophy #podcast #occasionalism #malebranche
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Just about to drop over on #HoPWaG, an interview with the fabulous Steven Nadler on occasionalism! Will our conversation contain any Easter eggs? Tune in to find out... #philsky #Philosophy #podcasts
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Coming up in a few hours on #HoPWaG: Karyn and I speak to Bryan Van Norden, one of the most prominent and eloquent interpreters of Chinese philosophy! We ask him, among other things, how should we convince skeptics to make the effort to investigate non-European philosophical traditions?
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Today's new #HoPWaG episode looks at the occasionalism of Malebranche: why did he think that God is the only cause that can make anything happen? His arguments are surprisingly good as it turns out... www.historyofphilosophy.net/malebranche-... #philsky #philosophy #malebranche #podcasts
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Today's new #HoPWaG episode: an interview with Hans-Georg Moeller on humor and amoral ethics in a Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi - and its relation to Confucianism and Legalism. www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-moe... #philsky #philosophy #zhuangzi #daoism #podcast
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It's a special occasion this week, as we start to look at Malebranche on #HoPWaG! Starting with his solution to the problem of evil. www.historyofphilosophy.net/malebranche #philsky #philosophy #podcast #malebranche
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If you're in striking distance, come see me speaking at Berkeley in California in the coming weeks! Info here on the #HoPWaG blog (I will add more links as I get them): www.historyofphilosophy.net/going-to-cal... #berkeley #philsky #philosophy
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It's #HoPWaG time again! Today we look at the theme of "wandering" in the Zhuangzi, comparing this to Thomas Nagel's idea of "philosophical absurdity." www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-wan... #philsky #philosophy #podcasts #daoism #zhuangzi
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On today's new episode we tackle the Port-Royal Logic, the most influential philosophy textbook of early modern Europe, which combines ideas from Descartes with scholasticism: www.historyofphilosophy.net/port-royal-l... #logic #podcast #philsky #philosophy #podcast #earlymodern #hopwag
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www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-death Time for a new #HoPWaG episode! Today we tackle the many passages in the Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi, that deal with death - including the famous "dreaming you are a butterfly" passage. #daoism #zhuangzi #philsky #philosophy #podcasts
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Today's new #HoPWaG episode: www.historyofphilosophy.net/arnauld-jansenism Antoine Arnauld combines Cartesian philosophy with Jansenism, one of the most controversial religious movements of the 17th century. #philosophy #philsky #podcast #christianity #descartes #arnauld
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Today on #HoPWaG, we look at the variety of presentations (and names) of Confucius in the "Zhuangzi." What do these portrayal's tell us about Daoist attitudes towards Confucianism? www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-con... #podcast #philosophy #philsky #confucisus #daoism #zhuangzi
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Coming up on Sunday on #HoPWaG, we have a look at the various mentions of Confucius/Kongzi in the Zhuangzi. Did Daoists think this great sage was all that great? #podcast #philosophy #daoism #zhuangzi
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Coming up on Sunday on #HoPWaG, we have a look at the various mentions of Confucius/Kongzi in the Zhuangzi. Did Daoists this this great sage was all that great? #podcast #philosophy #daoism #zhuangzi
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On today's new episode we look at some of the most memorable passages from the Zhuangzi, the so-called "skill stories," in which butchers, wheelmakers, etc are shown to have a special kind of knowledge. www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-ski... #HoPWaG #philosophy #philsky #podcast #daoism
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First #HoPWaG of the year on early modern philosophy. It's a fun one: what contemporary philosophers have made of Pascal's wager! Would it make sense to bet on the existence of God just because the payoffs are better? www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascals-wager #philsky #philosophy #podcasts
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New #HoPWaG for you today, on animals in the Daoist classic, the Zhuangzi! With discussion of one of my all time favorite passages, the "happy fish" story. www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-ani... #philosophy #philsky #daoism #podcasts
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Last #HoPWaG episode of the year, on Blaise Pascal! He was a pioneering scientist and deeply spiritual religious thinker; what united these two sides of his thought? www.historyofphilosophy.net/pascal #philsky #philosophy #pascal #podcasts
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Today's new #HoPWaG is an interview on the debates over argumentation and truth between the Zhuangzi and the Mohists, with Wai-Wai Chiu - a former student of Karyn's! www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-moh... #philsky #philosophy #daoism #mohism #chinesephilosophy
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Coming up tomorrow on #HoPWaG: we speak to Wai-Wai Chiu about the debates between Mohists and Daoists on language and argumentation, focusing on the criticisms of Mohism found in the Zhuangzi. Who has the better of this dispute? Only one place to find out... #philsky #philosophy #podcast #daoism
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New #HoPWaG for you today: The Zhuangzi's critique of dogmatism in argument and politics, which it calls "shi-fei" thinking. www.historyofphilosophy.net/zhuangzi-shi... #philsky #philosophy #podcast #daoism #zhuangzi