Global History of Philosophy is a section of IPM Monthly dedicated to exploring philosophical traditions across cultures and regions. It challenges Eurocentric frameworks by highlighting how ideas have evolved through encounter, conflict, and exchange. The section examines the ties between philosophy, science, and intellectual history, showing how traditions shape one another over time. Through interviews, essays, and dialogues, it presents philosophy as a global, living discipline shaped by diverse contexts and practices.
By Nicola Milanesi
We interviewed Caterina Ludovica Baldini, Assistant Professor of Ancient Philosophy at Sichuan University. She specializes in Plato and Aristotle, with particular interests in ethics, metaphysics, and the reception of Greek thought in comparative contexts.
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By Nicola Milanesi
June 2025 – Welcome to “Global History of Philosophy,” a new section in IPM Monthly dedicated to exploring the rich and diverse landscape of philosophical thought across cultures and continents. Today we’re joined by Bichen Yan, a postdoctoral researcher at Tsinghua University whose work explores the crossroads between materials chemistry and the history of science. In his current project, he dives into Kunyu gezhi, a 17th-century Chinese translation of Georgius Agricola’s De Re Metallica, tracing how Jesuit missionaries introduced European mining and metallurgical knowledge to Ming China. But this was no simple act of translation; instead, it became a site of philosophical negotiation, where the Western concept of matter as inert and form-receiving clashed with Chinese ideas of dynamic Qi.
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