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40. Antiheroes: Sunzi’s Art of WarPosted on
Are the methods of warfare proposed in the famous Art of War an example of “applied Daoism”?
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479. Gideon Manning on Cartesian MedicinePosted on
An interview exploring Descartes' interest in medicine, how his medical ideas relate to his dualism, and his influence on medical science.
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39. Robin Wang on Yin-Yang ThinkingPosted on
An interview on the pervasive use of the yin-yang relational pair in classical Chinese thought generally, and in Daoism in particular.
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478. This Gland Is Your Gland: Cartesian SciencePosted on
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.
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38. Easy Does It: Non-Action in the LaoziPosted on
The concept of wuwei or “non-action”: does it mean that the perfect sage or political ruler simply never does anything?
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477. The Mind Has No Sex: Cartesianism and GenderPosted on
Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.
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37. She Stoops to Conquer: Femininity in the LaoziPosted on
How the Laozi (Daodejing) applies the lessons of complementarity to the contrast between male and female
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476. What He Should Have Said: the Early CartesiansPosted on
Early Cartesians including Cordemoy and de La Forge develop but also challenge Descartes’ ideas, defending atomism and occasionalism.
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36. Fishing for Complements: Polarities in DaoismPosted on
The significance of the Laozi’s use of opposing pairs, which are treated as complementary rather as exclusive dichotomies.
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475. Ariane Schneck on Elisabeth and DescartesPosted on
We finish our look at Elisabeth of Bohemia and Descartes by talking to Ariane Schneck about their correspondence, focusing on the mind-body problem and the passions.
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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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