Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHPC 34. You Don’t Say! the Dao That Cannot Be Told
Episode 213
The first rule of dao is: don’t talk about dao. We do so nonetheless, focusing on its role in metaphysics and language.
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
HPC 33. Let Us Count the Ways: What is Daoism?
Episode 212
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?
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
HPC 32. Chris Fraser on Mohism
Episode 211
We conclude our series on Mohism with an interview that looks at the Mohists' dialectic and its relationship to their ethics.
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
HPC 31. Push and Pull: Mohist Dialectic
Episode 210
Later Mohists explained in the Canons how to provide compelling philosophical arguments, and how to avoid mistakes in argumentation. Does this count as “logic”?
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
HPC 30. Horse of a Different Color: the Mohists on Language and Knowledge
Episode 208
What Mohist dialectics and Gongsun Long’s “White Horse Not Horse” argument tell us about the connection between language and knowledge.
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
HPC 29. Ghost Writers: the Mohists on Religion
Episode 209
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?
Published on 8 months ago
HPC 28. Ting Mien Lee on Mohism and Confucianism
Episode 207
An interview on the contrasting views of Mohists and Confucians on ethical duties and warfare.
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
HPC 27. Give Peace a Chance: the Mohists on War and Politics
Episode 206
How the Mohist principle of “inclusive care” leads to political order and (mostly) forbids the fighting of wars.
Published on 9 months ago
HPC 26. Culture Wars: Mohist and Confucian Debates
Episode 204
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?
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
HPC 25. Benefit, Then Stop: Mohism and Impartial Care
Episode 203
How did the Mohists establish their consequentialist ethic of “impartial care (jian ’ai)”? Was this theory ultimately grounded in the will of Heaven?
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago