History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

Nov 09 2024 463 ep. 24 mins 133.4k
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Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King’s College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, ”without any gaps.” The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition. www.historyofphilosophy.net. NOTE: iTunes shows only the most recent 300 episodes; subscribe on iTunes or go to a different platform for the whole series.

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HoP 456 - Touch Me With Your Madness - Cervantes’ Don Quixote

Nov 09 2024 25 mins  
Why do critics consider Don Quixote the first “modern” novel, and what does it tell us about the aesthetics of fiction?

HoP 455 - Tom Pink on Francisco Suárez

Oct 26 2024 35 mins  
We're joined by Tom Pink, who tells us about Suárez on ethics, law, religion, and the state.

HoP 454 - By Appointment Only - Political Philosophy in the Second Scholastic

Oct 12 2024 16 mins  
Suárez and other Iberian scholastics ask where political power comes from and under what circumstances it is exercised legitimately.

HoP 453 - The Price is Right - Law and Economics in the Second Scholastic

Sep 28 2024 17 mins  
Vitoria, Molina, Suárez and others develop the idea of natural law, exploring its relevance for topics including international law, slavery, and the ethics of economic exchange.

HoP 452 - Better Than Nothing - Metaphysics in the Second Scholastic

Sep 14 2024 18 mins  
Did the metaphysics of Francisco Suárez mark a shift from traditional scholasticism to early modern philosophy?

HoP 451 - Could’ve, Would’ve, Should’ve - Free Will in the Second Scholastic

Aug 31 2024 20 mins  
What was Luis de Molina trying to say about human free will with his doctrine of “middle knowledge,” and why did it provoke such controversy?

HoP 450 - Depicting What Cannot Be Depicted - Philosophy and Two Renaissance Artworks

Jul 20 2024 25 mins  
To celebrate reaching 450 episodes, Peter looks at the philosophical resonance of two famous artworks from the turn of the 16th century: Dürer’s Self-Portrait and Michelangelo’s paintings in the Sistine Chapel.

HoP 449 - Anna Tropia on Jesuit Philosophy

Jul 06 2024 34 mins  
We learn from Anna Tropia how Jesuit philosophy of mind broke new ground in the scholastic tradition.

HoP 448 - Secondary Schools - Iberian Scholasticism

Jun 22 2024 20 mins  
The “School of Salamanca,” founded by Francisco Vitoria, and the commentators of Coimbra are at the center of a movement sometimes called the “Second Scholastic.”

HoP 447 - Andrés Messmer on Spanish Protestantism

Jun 08 2024 29 mins  
Yes, there were Spanish Protestants! Andrew (Andrés) Messmer joins us to explain how they drew on humanism and philosophy to argue for their religious agenda.