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14. Every Man for Himself: Virtue and the BodyPosted on
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?
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453. The Price is Right: Law and Economics in the Second ScholasticPosted on
Vitoria, Molina, Suárez and others develop the idea of natural law, exploring its relevance for topics including international law, slavery, and the ethics of economic exchange.
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13. The Trembling Ox: Mengzi and the Compassionate HeartPosted on
In the text that bears his name, Mengzi ("Mencius") holds that the human heart-mind is the wellspring of goodness.
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452. Better Than Nothing: Metaphysics in the Second ScholasticPosted on
Did the metaphysics of Francisco Suárez mark a shift from traditional scholasticism to early modern philosophy?
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12. Gentlemen’s Agreement: Confucian Virtue EthicsPosted on
Should the remarkable parallels between Aristotelian and Confucian ethics lead us to classify Confucianism as a type of “virtue ethics”?
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451. Could’ve, Would’ve, Should’ve: Free Will in the Second ScholasticPosted on
What was Luis de Molina trying to say about human free will with his doctrine of “middle knowledge,” and why did it provoke such controversy?
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11. Mark Csikszentmihalyi on Early ConfucianismPosted on
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.
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450. Depicting What Cannot Be Depicted: Philosophy and Two Renaissance ArtworksPosted on
To celebrate reaching 450 episodes, Peter looks at the philosophical resonance of two famous artworks from the turn of the 16th century: Dürer’s Self-Portrait and Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel.
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10. We’re a Pack Animal: Individual and Society in ConfucianismPosted on
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?
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449. Anna Tropia on Jesuit PhilosophyPosted on
We learn from Anna Tropia how Jesuit philosophy of mind broke new ground in the scholastic tradition.
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Overview
Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.
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