HAP 33 - Young, Gifted, and Black - Phillis Wheatley
July 21, 2019
Phillis Wheatley astonishes colonial Americans with her exquisite and precocious poetry and reflects on the liberating power of the imagination.
HAP 32 - Talking Book - Early Africana Writing in English
July 7, 2019
18th century black authors touch on philosophical themes in autobiographical narratives, poetry, and other literary genres.
HAP 31 - Justin Smith on Amo and Race in Early Modern Philosophy
June 23, 2019
Justin E.H. Smith joins us to discuss Anton Wilhelm Amo against the background of ideas about race in early modern philosophy, including Leibniz.
HAP 30 - Dualist Personality - Anton Wilhelm Amo
June 9, 2019
Anton Wilhelm Amo, brought to Germany from his native Ghana, defends a rigorous dualism of mind and body. Was this philosophy connected to his African origins?
HAP 29 - Out of Africa - Slavery and the Diaspora
May 26, 2019
An introduction to Africana philosophical thought as it emerged from the modern experience of slavery and colonization by Europeans.
HAP 28 - Chike Jeffers on Precolonial African Philosophy
May 12, 2019
Co-host Chike Jeffers and Peter chat about the themes and questions raised by the podcast so far.
HAP 27 - Beyond the Reaction - The Continuing Relevance of Precolonial Traditions
April 28, 2019
As the twentieth century draws to a close, the critique of ethnophilosophy gives way to approaches that continue to privilege the study of precolonial traditions.
HAP 26 - Kai Kresse on the Anthropology of Philosophy
April 14, 2019
An interview with Kai Kresse who discusses his efforts to do "anthropology of philosophy" on the Swahili Coast.
HAP 25 - Wise Guys - Sage Philosophy
March 31, 2019
Henry Odera Oruka’s new method for exploring philosophy in Africa, based on interviews with wise individuals.
HAP 24 - Professionally Speaking - The Reaction Against Ethnophilosophy
March 17, 2019
Paulin Hountondji and other African philosophers criticize ethnophilosophy and advocate a universalist approach.
