History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

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Peter Adamson teams up with Jonardon Ganeri, Chike Jeffers, and Karyn Lai to represent the philosophical traditions of ancient India, Africa and the African diaspora, and classical China. Website: www.historyofphilosophy.net.

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    A great narrative history.
    A great narrative history that has just as much competition and twists and turns as any political history (History of Rome, History of England, etc.), but it's a competition of the mind and ethics. Plus, for us westerners, it's refreshing to hear about a lineage of thought outside the greco-roman tradition.
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  • Divine Madman
    Great guide
    This is a wonderful podcast and much needed to help guide through philosophy in India. In particular a great help for those interested in learning -- in context - about the development of Buddhism.
  • Dr. Robert Puff
    Excellent podcast on Eastern (Indian) philosophy‼
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    Excellent
    Very informative indeed
  • Gajakadosth
    Excellent introduction to Indian philosophy
    Wonderfully narrated, although subject matter can be a bit heavy and requires concentration.
  • MikeRT10
    Informative
    I have no significant previous experience with the material, so I cannot comment as to accuracy, but it certainly seems informative and decently entertaining to me.
  • Komencanto
    Great introduction to philosophy in India
    I think this is a great standalone podcast, although most listeners are listening to it as a companion podcast to the original HoP podcast there isn't really any crossover so you don't need any prior knowledge of philosophy. The one star reviewer claims it is inaccurate and, though I have no history with the texts in question, I would guess the supposed inaccuracies come from reading from a philosophical viewpoint, rather than a religious one. In any case it is definitely entertaining and educational.
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  • Thomas Mirus
    An excellent spin-off
    This is an excellent spin-off of the original HoPWaG podcast. Time will tell how much truth value I find in the ideas of Indian philosophy (we're only 5 episodes in, after all), but it's undoubtedly worth learning about, and this is certainly my preferred way of doing it!
  • Ganezt
    Good insight
    Amazingly lucid! Good luck! Bharat mata ki Jai!!!
  • Si.Monk
    Excellent
    Excellent view of a fascinating subject. I have enjoyed every episode so far. By and large I am more interested in Buddhist philosophy, but this has been wonderful and certainly given me the context and background to help me in my attempt to better understand Buddhist philosophy.
  • Baopuzi
    A welcome spin-off of the original series
    An enlightening and entertaining podcast. The joined forces of Adamson’s gifted presentation skills and Ganeri’s knowledge of the subject matter bring the history of philosophy in India to a wider audience in a way that was never done before. I hope that it will indeed be exhaustive and leave no gap as Adamson's treatment of Western philosophy.
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