History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

HPC 01. Journey of a Thousand Li: Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

Introducing Chinese philosophy through the concept of "dao," a fundamental word in classical Chinese philosophy, with a range of meanings across its different traditions.

HAP 142 - Final Chat with Chike Jeffers

How Africana philosophy looked to a young Chike Jeffers, coming into the field in the early 21st century.

HAP 141 - Job Openings - the Rise of Africana Professional Philosophy

The key events and figures in philosophy as an academic discipline, in both Africa and the diaspora.

HAP 140 - Cornel West on Himself

Cornel West joins us to look back on the development of his thought and the many authors who have inspired him.

HAP 139 - A Love Supreme - Cornel West

An introduction to Cornel West, focusing on his early essay “Philosophy and the Afro-American Experience.”

HAP 138 - Taking it Out of Neutral - Critical Race Theory

A movement of legal scholars diagnoses the limitations of merely “formal” measures against discrimination, a point they connect to issues like affirmative action, democratic process, and intersectionality.

HAP 137 - Asante Sana - Molefi Asante’s Afrocentricity

What inspired Asante's controversial philosophy of Afrocentricity, and its relationship to religion, nationalism, and feminism.

HAP 136 - Civilization Reclaimed - African-Centered Thought

How writers like George G.M. James, John Henrik Clarke, Cheikh Anta Diop, Yosef ben-Jochannan, and Chancellor Williams prepared the way for the Afrocentricity of Molefi Asante and captured the imaginations of hip hop artists and intellectuals like Ta-Nehisi Coates.

HAP 135 - Mastering Ceremonies - Sylvia Wynter

Sylvia Wynter offers a bold and provocative assessment of the role of the humanities in understanding humankind.

HAP 134 - The Marx Brothers - Cedric J. Robinson

Cedric J. Robinson reflects on the power and limitations of Marxism while charting the past and prospects of black radical thought.