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- Apr 11, 202616 min
S3 E4: Christine Tan
In this episode, I talk with Catherine Tan, Philosophy Lecturer at Yale-NUS College in Singapore, about Indian materialism, skepticism, and overlaps with Chinese Philosophy. April 11, 2026: This is a revised version of the original podcast. The episode now includes spoken credit for Kevin MacLeod’s music, “Brittle Rille,” which I use for the show.Further Resources Christine Tan’s website: https://tanchristineabigail.com/ Cārvāka: https://iep.utm.edu/indmat Podcast Episodes on Jayanta Bhatta’s play: Part 1: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/episodes/Episode-9-Much-Ado-about-Religion--Part-1-eovu0c Part 2: https://anchor.fm/malcolm-keating/episodes/Much-Ado-about-Religion-Part-2-epn4fc Music Credits: “Brittle Rille,” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Dec 11, 202329 min
S4 E3: Mantra
It seems like everyone, from companies to online influencersto fitness coaches, talk about having mantras. But what are mantras,anyway? In this episode, we'll talk about how they compare to birdsong, Tibetansinging bowls, and spells at Hogwarts, as well as some ancient debates aboutwhether they mean anything, and why that matters. Listen to more episodes of Sutras & Stuff at www.sutrasandstuff.com. Sounds and MusicAll music excerpts and soundbites used with an understandingof fair use modification for educational purposes.Theme music by https://incompetech.filmmusic.io Kevin MacLeod’s music Title Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/LoungeAmbient Music Loop by user orangefree sound, posted to Freesound.com on July 8,2014. https://freesound.org/people/orangefreesounds/sounds/242080/Tibetan Chantingby user djgriffin, posted to Freesound.com on February 7, 2006. https://freesound.org/people/djgriffin/sounds/15488/SourcesDocumentary Educational Resources. “Altar of Fire – Preview.”YouTube video, posted Sept 19, 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvvI3bIAgVA Dictionary.com. “The Meanings Behind “Harry Potter” Spells.”July 29, 2019. https://www.dictionary.com/e/s/rowling-spells/ Grimes, Samuel. “Where Did ‘Tibetan’ Singing Bowls ReallyCome From?” Tricyle. Mar 4, 2020. https://tricycle.org/article/tibetan-singing-bowls/ McGill University. “Do Birdsong and Human Speech ShareBiological Roots?” YouTube video, posted Nov 22, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heMy6dlWvkQ Staal, Frits. “Mantras and Bird Songs.” Journal of theAmerican Oriental Society 105, no. 3 (1985): 549-558.
- Mar 3, 20231 min
Announcement - Season 4 Episode 3
Just keep swimming!Title Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Jan 6, 202334 min
S4 E1: Karma
Does what goes around always come around? And is instant karma gonna get you? In the first episode of a season devoted to Sanskrit-to-English loanwords, we’ll examine how three groups of Indian philosophers understand karma: Jains, Buddhists, and Naiyayikas (or Nyaya philosophers).Sounds and MusicAll music excerpts and soundbites used with an understanding of fair use modification for educational purposes.Drake featuring Bryson Tiller, “Bad Karma”Alicia Keys, “Karma”John Lennon and Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Band, “Instant Karma! (We all Shine On)”Taylor Swift, “Karma”Indigo Girls, “Galileo”Culture Club, “Karma Chameleon”Fox News clips:Joey Jones, July 2021Sean Hannity, August 2017Theme music by https://incompetech.filmmusic.io Kevin MacLeod’s musicTitle Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Bibliography and Further ReadingMy YouTube lecture on Milinda’s Questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBqC43PK8QBronkhorst, Johannes. Karma. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 2011. http://muse.jhu.edu/pub/5/monograph/book/1739.Finnegan, Bronwyn. “Karma, Responsibility, and Buddhist Ethics.” In The Oxford Handbook of Moral Psychology, by Manuel Vargas and John Doris, 7–23. Oxford University Press, 2022.McDermott, James. “Kamma in the Milindapañha.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 97, no. 4 (October - December 1977): 460-468.Hermann Jacobi’s translation of the Ācāraṅgasūtrahttps://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/acaranga-sutra
- Dec 16, 20221 min
S4 Teaser
Taylor Swift says karma is her boyfriend, and Boy George sings about karma chameleons. In addition to “karma,” there are lots of other Sanskrit terms which have made their way into English: yoga, dharma, mantra, guru, Buddha, swastika, and more. In this season, we’ll focus on one word an episode to get a deeper understanding of what they meant in their original contexts, and how these meanings resonate today.Episodes of Season Four will air the first Friday of every month, beginning January 6, 2023. Subscribe anywhere you can download podcasts.Music & Effects Credits:"Brittle Rille" by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3460-brittle-rilleLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Title Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Karma" by Taylor SwiftExcerpts used for educational purposes based on fair use principlesRecord Scratch by user luffyLink: https://freesound.org/people/luffy/sounds/3536/
- Jun 16, 202214 min
S3 E10: Tom Davies
In this episode, I talk with Tom Davies, Seymour Reader in Ancient History and Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, about how understanding Indian philosophy in relationship with the rest of the ancient world helps us reflect on what philosophy is, as a human activity, in different cultural contexts.Note: This is the final episode of the regular season, concluding the series of interviews with philosophers who taught Philosophy and Political Thought at Yale-NUS. Not every philosopher participated, but interviews with all those who did are now available as episodes one through ten. April 11, 2026: This is a revised version of the original podcast. The episode now includes spoken credit for Kevin MacLeod’s music, “Brittle Rille,” which I use for the show.Further ResourcesTom Davies on Academia.edu: https://yale-nus.academia.edu/TomHerculesDaviesAncient Egyptian Philosophy at Philosophy Now: https://philosophynow.org/issues/128/Does_Western_Philosophy_Have_Egyptian_RootsHannah Arendt: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/arendt/Music Credits:“Brittle Rille,” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Jun 1, 202215 min
S3 E9: Robin Zheng
In this episode, I talk with Robin Zheng, Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, about connections between social practices and knowing in premodern Indian philosophy and contemporary feminist philosophy.April 11, 2026: This is a revised version of the original podcast. The episode now includes spoken credit for Kevin MacLeod’s music, “Brittle Rille,” which I use for the show.Further Resources:Robin Zheng’s website: https://www.robin-zheng.me/Helen Longino: https://philosophy.stanford.edu/people/helen-longinoMiranda Fricker: https://www.mirandafricker.com/Christy Dotson: https://lsa.umich.edu/philosophy/people/faculty/kldotson.htmlDebating: https://sutrasandstuff.wordpress.com/2020/11/23/debating/Questions of King Milinda, Book II (Rhys Davids): https://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe35/sbe3504.htmMusic Credits:“Brittle Rille,” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- May 15, 202215 min
S3 E8: Cathay Liu
In this episode, I talk with Cathay Liu, Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore, about philosophical systems and both Indian and European philosophy in the 17th century.April 11, 2026: This is a revised version of the original podcast. The episode now includes spoken credit for Kevin MacLeod’s music, “Brittle Rille,” which I use for the show.Further ResourcesRene Descartes https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes/The Tarkasamgraha at https://archive.org/details/tarka-samgraha-ramkrishna-mission/mode/2upHow to Think Like a Nyāya Philosopher, Annambhatta's Primer on Reasoning (Part 1 of 4)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L14Q87r24IsThe Craft of Research https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo23521678.htmlMusic Credits:“Brittle Rille,” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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