Relativism
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In this episode, Peter Adamson discusses the sophists, teachers of rhetoric in ancient Athens, looking especially at the contributions of Protagoras and Gorgias.
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Peter examines Plato’s "Theaetetus", discussing the relativist doctrine of Protagoras, the flux doctrine of Heraclitus, and the two famous images of the wax tablet and aviary.
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The Jain theory of standpoints or non-onesidedness (anekāntavāda) makes truth a matter of perspective.
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Does the Jain theory of seven predications (saptabhaṇgī) land them in self-contradiction, or help them to avoid it?
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We're joined by Marie-Hélène Gorisse for a look at the Jain theory of knowledge.
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The aesthetics of Alain Locke and its basis in his theory of value judgments.
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Leonard Harris explains how Locke's value theory was the basis for his aesthetics and theories of democracy and race.
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Bartholomé De las Casas argues against opponents, like Sepúlveda, who believed that Europeans had a legal and moral right to rule over and exploit the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
