It is common to refer to philosophy as "a series of footnotes to Plato." But in the original quote, Alfred North Whitehead was more careful: he limited his characterization to "the European philosophical tradition." There are other traditions, both ancient and ongoing: Chinese philosophy, Indian philosophy, Africana philosophy, and various indigenous philosophies. For the most part, these do not get nearly as much attention in European and American schools as the European tradition does. Bryan Van Norden argues for expanding philosophy's geographical scope, to the benefit of philosophy in general.Blog post with transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/06/23/319-bryan-van-norden-on-philosophy-from-the-rest-of-the-world/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/06/23/319-bryan-van-norden-on-philosophy-from-the-rest-of-the-world/</a>Support Mindscape on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.Bryan Van Norden received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Stanford University. He is currently James Monroe Taylor Chair in Philosophy at Vassar College and Chair Professor in the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University. Among his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bryanvannorden.com/new-page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">books</a>&nbsp;are&nbsp;Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy&nbsp;and&nbsp;Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto. He is a recipient of Fulbright, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Mellon fellowships.<ul><li><a href="https://www.bryanvannorden.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Web site</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vassar.edu/faculty/brvannorden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vassar web page</a></li><li><a href="https://philpeople.org/profiles/bryan-van-norden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PhilPeople profile</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_W._Van_Norden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Bryan-W.-Van-Norden/author/B001HMYZT2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon author page</a></li></ul>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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