# hpi (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hpi. Page: Feed: --- ## [HPC 59. Forget Me Not: Han History Writing](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-59-forget-me-not-han-history-writing/) _2026-08-01 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ How historians like Sima Qian and Ban Gu have shaped our understanding of ancient Chinese history, including the history of philosophy. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z6w57nuy6btqacqc/HPC_59_Forget_Me_Not_Han_History_Writingafv9b.mp3) ## [HPC 58. Historical Fiction? Texts in the Han](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-58-historical-fiction-texts-in-the-han/) _2026-07-19 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ How were the texts of the Han dynasty different from those in the Warring States period? How historical circumstances shaped philosophical writing, and how texts in turn shaped Han political culture. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/65axq7pqdhdj26wj/HPC_58_Historical_Fiction_Texts_in_the_Han9zbws.mp3) ## [HPC 57. Rise and Fall, and Rise and Fall: the Han Dynasty](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-57-rise-and-fall-and-rise-and-fall-the-han-dynasty/) _2026-07-05 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ The relationship between philosophy and politics in the Han Dynasty, focusing on the example of Huang-Lao, a typically “eclectic” tradition of thought. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cwvfm6kv9i8ygp6p/HPC_57_Rise_and_Fall_and_Rise_and_Fall_the_Han_Dynasty9sf8w.mp3) ## [HPC 56. Yuri Pines on Legalism](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-57-yuri-pines-on-legalism/) _2026-06-21 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ An interview about fa-thinkers like Shang Yang and Han Feizi, exploring their relationship to the Qin dynasty and to other schools of thought. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mtrcwmsrfy4a2sm9/HPC_57_Yuri_Pines_on_Legalism6k1rd.mp3) ## [HPC 55. More Gain, Less Pain: the Legalists on Human Nature](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-55-more-gain-less-pain-the-legalists-on-human-nature/) _2026-06-07 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ Did the fa-thinkers recognize that human beings natural have moral capacities or dispositions? How did they try to manipulate human nature? [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/am7q2ij6r494kyt4/HPC_55_More_Gain_Less_Pain_the_Legalists_on_Human_Nature8okze.mp3) ## [HPC 54. Learning to Unlearn: Han Feizi and Confucianism](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-54-learning-to-unlearn-han-feizi-and-confucianism/) _2026-05-24 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ Does Han Feizi’s focus on “standards” allow him to provide a more realistic political theory than the Confucian focus on moral cultivation? [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nzya5j66qph74b46/HPC_54_Learning_to_Unlearn_Han_Feizi_and_Confucianism9qdvo.mp3) ## [HPC 53. A Worm Riding Clouds: Standards, Strategy and Power in the Han Feizi](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-53-a-worm-riding-clouds-standards-strategy-and-power-in-the-han-feizi/) _2026-05-10 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ The Han Feizi and its “three pillars” of Legalist philosophy: fa (standards), shu (strategy), and shi (positional power). [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tuspqsjr78bmznjp/HCP_53_A_Worm_Riding_Clouds_Standards_Strategy_and_Power_in_the_Han_Feizib14bv.mp3) ## [HPC 52. The Empire State: the Qin Dynasty](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-52-the-empire-state-the-qin-dynasty/) _2026-04-26 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ Was the short-lived Qin empire, which unified China to put an end to the Warring States period, Legalism in action? [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bn2mzep2h5hbn3e7/HPC_52_The_Empire_State_the_Qin_Dynasty8y1wd.mp3) ## [HPC 51. Standard Bearers: What is “Legalism"?](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-51-standard-bearers-what-is-legalism/) _2026-04-12 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ The “fa-thinkers” Shang Yang and Han Feizi encourage the rigorous application of “standards,” including law, reward, and punishment. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dyv8dh6fhwcis9bb/HPC_51_Standard_Bearers_What_is_Legalism_a730u.mp3) ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cjhDRibz6luR) _2026-04-12 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [HPC 50. Bryan Van Norden on Warring States Philosophy](https://hopwag2.podbean.com/e/hpc-50-bryan-van-norden-on-warring-states-philosophy/) _2026-03-29 · History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China_ To celebrate reaching 50 episodes in this series, Karyn and Peter both chat to a leading scholar of Warring States philosophy. [Listen](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4w4up2h59ir73fdn/HPC_50_Bryan_Van_Norden_on_Warring_States_Philosophyb9ovx.mp3)