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56. Yuri Pines on LegalismPosted on
An interview about fa-thinkers like Shang Yang and Han Feizi, exploring their relationship to the Qin dynasty and to other schools of thought.
495. Comedy of Errors: MolièrePosted on
Molière’s famous comedies scandalize Paris and dramatize themes from French moralism, especially the danger of hypocrisy.
55. More Gain, Less Pain: the Legalists on Human NaturePosted on
Did the fa-thinkers recognize that human beings have natural moral capacities or dispositions? How did they try to manipulate human nature?
494. Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French MoralistsPosted on
La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic?
54. Learning to Unlearn: Han Feizi and ConfucianismPosted on
Does Han Feizi’s focus on “standards” allow him to provide a more realistic political theory than the Confucian focus on moral cultivation?
493. Better Nature: The French GardenPosted on
How the French formal garden embodied both Cartesian philosophy and the political ideology of the French monarchy.
53. A Worm Riding Clouds: Standards, Strategy and Power in the Han FeiziPosted on
The Han Feizi and its “three pillars” of Legalist philosophy: fa (standards), shu (strategy), and shi (positional power).
492. Changing By Degrees: French ScholasticismPosted on
How philosophy at the universities evolved in response to Cartesianism and the “new science.”
52. The Empire State: the Qin DynastyPosted on
Was the short-lived Qin empire, which unified China to put an end to the Warring States period, Legalism in action?
491. Image Problems: Arnauld vs Malebranche on IdeasPosted on
Arnauld’s attack on Malebranche’s theory of the “vision in God” leads to a nuanced debate over the nature of ideas.
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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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