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- 28. Ting Mien Lee on Mohism and Confucianism
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An interview on the contrasting views of Mohists and Confucians on ethical duties and warfare.
- 467. Written in Mathematics: Descartes’ Physics
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For Descartes body is purely geometrical. So how does he understand features we can perceive, like color, and causation between bodies?
- 27. Give Peace a Chance: the Mohists on War and Politics
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How the Mohist principle of “inclusive care” leads to political order and (mostly) forbids the fighting of wars.
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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.
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