S3 E1: Bryan Van Norden

In this episode, I talk with Bryan Van Norden, Professor of philosophy at Vassar College in the United States about how he came to Indian philosophy, what he enjoys about teaching it, as well as connections between ideas about knowing in Indian and 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 ResourcesBryan Van Norden’s website: http://www.bryanvannorden.com/“Less Commonly Taught Philosophies” bibliography: http://www.bryanvannorden.com/suggestions-for-further-readingThe Questions of King Milinda:My YouTube videos on this text start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBqC43PK8QMengzi (Mencius)https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mencius/https://iep.utm.edu/mencius/Mozi and Mohismhttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mohism/https://iep.utm.edu/mozi/Music Credits“Brittle Rille,” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/