History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

HPI 57 - Learn by Doing - Tantra

Philosophy is put into practice in Kashmir Śaivite Tantra and Buddhist Tantra.

HPI 56 - Who’s Pulling Your Strings? - Buddhaghosa

Buddhaghosa, a major figure in the history of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, argues against the need for a self to control and coordinate mental activities.

HPI 55 - Doors of Perception - Dignaga on Consciousness

Dignāga argues that all perception is accompanied by self-awareness.

HPI 54 - Graham Priest on Logic and Buddhism

Graham Priest joins Peter to discuss non-classical logic and its connections with Buddhist patterns of reasoning.

HPI 53 - Follow the Evidence - Dignaga's Logic

Dignāga’s trairūpya theory, which sets out the three conditions required for making reliable inferences.

HPI 52 - Under Construction - Dignaga on Perception and Language

The great Buddhist thinker Dignāga argues that general concepts and language are mere constructions superimposed on perception.

HPI 51 - Change of Mind - Vasubandhu and Yogacara Buddhism

Vasubandhu’s path to Yogācāra Buddhism, a form of idealism which holds that nothing can be mind-independent.

HPI 50 - Marie-Hélène Gorisse on Jain Epistemology

We're joined by Marie-Hélène Gorisse for a look at the Jain theory of knowledge.

HPI 49 - Well Qualified - the Jains on Truth

Does the Jain theory of seven predications (saptabhaṇgī) land them in self-contradiction, or help them to avoid it?

HPI 48 - Taking Perspective - the Jain Theory of Standpoints

The Jain theory of standpoints or non-onesidedness (anekāntavāda) makes truth a matter of perspective.