Relativism
Posted on 27 February 2011
Peter examines Plato’s "Theaetetus", discussing the relativist doctrine of Protagoras, the flux doctrine of Heraclitus, and the two famous images of the wax tablet and aviary.
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Posted on 6 August 2017
The Jain theory of standpoints or non-onesidedness (anekāntavāda) makes truth a matter of perspective.
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Posted on 17 September 2017
Does the Jain theory of seven predications (saptabhaṇgī) land them in self-contradiction, or help them to avoid it?
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Posted on 1 October 2017
We're joined by Marie-Hélène Gorisse for a look at the Jain theory of knowledge.
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Posted on 13 June 2021
The aesthetics of Alain Locke and its basis in his theory of value judgments.
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Posted on 27 June 2021
Leonard Harris explains how Locke's value theory was the basis for his aesthetics and theories of democracy and race.
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Posted on 16 January 2011
In this episode, Peter Adamson discusses the sophists, teachers of rhetoric in ancient Athens, looking especially at the contributions of Protagoras and Gorgias.
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