What were ancient Chinese philosophical texts written on? How did writing relate to orally transmitted wisdom? How were texts read and used? And what even counted as a “text” in ancient China?

HPC 05. Going Paperless: Ancient Chinese Texts

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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In this interview, we learn how newly discovered texts are changing our understanding of Warring States period philosophy.

HPC 06. Franklin Perkins on Excavated Texts

The historical context of classical Chinese philosophy, and how ancient Chinese historical works themselves became works of philosophy.

HPC 04. Open Season: the Historical Context

Co-host Karyn introduces herself to the listeners and talks about the challenges of tackling classical Chinese philosophical texts.

HPC 03. Karyn Lai on Classical Chinese Philosophy

Early Chinese philosophers were deeply aware of a world that is constantly changing: we look at how Confucians, Legalists, and Daoists responded to this challenge.

HPC 05. Going Paperless: Ancient Chinese Texts

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