TrueSciPhi

Podcast Profile: New Voices in the History of Philosophy

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28 episodes
2021 to 2025
Median: 41 minutes
Collection: Philosophy

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This podcast features interview-based conversations that expand the history of philosophy beyond familiar canonical figures by focusing on thinkers and traditions that have often been excluded or underrepresented in standard narratives of European and Western philosophy. Across episodes, hosts speak with scholars about how to read these philosophers, what they argued, and how their ideas connect to the intellectual, political, and social contexts of their time.

A recurring theme is the recovery and interpretation of philosophical work produced in forms that are not always treated as “philosophy” in conventional curricula, including novels, plays, speeches, essays, autobiographies, translations, scientific writings, and mystical or contemplative texts. Many discussions explore how genre shapes philosophical argument and how historians can identify philosophical content in literature, religious writing, or political activism.

The content frequently centers on moral and political philosophy, including theories of sympathy, moral education, motivation, human nature, rights, citizenship, justice, and resistance. The podcast also addresses feminist philosophy and critiques of patriarchy, as well as the intersections of philosophy with abolitionism, slavery, colonialism, race, and racism. Alongside early modern and nineteenth-century European figures, the show includes work on Africana and Black political thought, Indigenous and Andean philosophy, Latin American philosophy, and Chinese intellectual history, often framing these conversations within questions about comparative philosophy and cross-cultural methodologies.

Another throughline is the practical and methodological side of doing this kind of scholarship today. Guests discuss challenges such as archival scarcity, translation issues, disciplinary gatekeeping, and academic norms that have shaped who counts as a philosopher. The podcast also highlights professional and pedagogical concerns: how to begin researching marginalized figures, how to teach them, and how communities and alternative scholarly formats (including podcasting) can support this work.