
34. Xunzi on Human Nature
In this episode, I discuss the arguments, given by Xunzi, an ancient Confucian philosopher, that human nature is evil. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The

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The Ancient Philosophy Podcast explores important topics in ancient philosophy, whether that's in India, China, Greece, Rome, the Near East, or beyond. Hosted by Doug Campbell, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College in Michigan.
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In this episode, I discuss the arguments, given by Xunzi, an ancient Confucian philosopher, that human nature is evil. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The

In this episode, I discuss and reflect on G.E.R. Lloyd's "Does Ancient Science Have a Future?" that was published in the Proceedings of the Cambridge Philological Society and was, I believe, a speech that he gave at Camb

In this episode, I discuss how scholars have used stylometry to date the composition of Plato's dialogues. I introduce and explain basic stylometric methods as well as their application in the case of Plato's dialogues i

In this episode, I speak with Prof. Monte Johnson about the work that he has done in collaboration with Prof. Doug Hutchinson in reconstructing Aristotle's Protrepticus. The Protrepticus is a lost work by Aristotle. Most

In this episode, I discuss some considerations related to whether Plato's characters should be thought of as his mouthpieces. I focus on Debra Nails' essay, "Mouthpiece Schmouthpiece," published in Who Speaks for Plato?

In this episode, I discuss the Buddha's first Noble Truth. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platforms (

In this episode, I discuss the origins of the concept of 'organ' in ancient Greek science and philosophy. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Phil

In this episode, I discuss the basics of ancient skepticism as it was developed by Sextus Empiricus. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosoph

In this episode, I discuss Marcus Aurelius' life and his Meditations. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast

In this episode, I talk about Ecclesiastes, an important and philosophically rich text in the Hebrew Bible. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Ph

In this episode, I talk about what Aristotle thought the soul was. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast pla

In this episode, I talk about the complicated and weird marriage-lottery system that Plato developed in the Republic. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The

In this episode, I talk about different interpretations of Socrates' last words in Plato's Phaedo. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy

In this episode, I talk about one of Aristotle's most famous philosophical ideas: the Four Causes. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy

In this episode, I talk about the sacred disease in antiquity. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast platfor

In this episode, I talk about the great conflagration that will one day consume the cosmos, according to the ancient Stoic philosophers. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You ca

In this episode, I talk about the tao in ancient Confucian philosophy. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Philosophy Podcast on all major podcast

In this episode, I talk about Anaximander's unusual account of human origins: we used to be born inside fish. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient

In this episode, I discuss whether Timaeus, who appears in Plato's Timaeus and Critias, was a real person. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Alma College. You can subscribe to The Ancient Phi

In this episode, I speak with Cecilia Li about Plato's criticisms of rhetoric as it was practiced in the 5th century BC. We also discuss the nature of political rule, and our discussion focuses on the Gorgias, although w
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