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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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Nov 29, 2015
Nov 29, 2015
19 min
The origins of the idea of karma, its moral significance in the Upanisads, and an alternative conception in the Bhagavad Gita.
Nov 15, 2015
Nov 15, 2015
21 min
The god Indra learns patience and something about the self in a famous passage from the Upanisads.
Nov 1, 2015
Nov 1, 2015
19 min
The ancient texts known as the Upanisads claim to expose the hidden connections between things, including the self and the world.