HoP 334 - Chance Encounters - Reviving Hellenistic philosophy
October 20th, 2019
The rediscovery of Epicurus, Lucretius, and Sextus Empiricus spreads challenging ideas about chance, atomism, and skepticism.
HoP 333 - Difficult to Be Good - Humanist Ethics
October 6th, 2019
Humanists from Bruni and Valla to Pontano and Castiglione ask whether ancient ethical teachings can still help us learn how to live.
HoP 332 - Jill Kraye on Humanism
September 22nd, 2019
Jill Kraye returns to the podcast to discuss the nature of humanism, its relation to scholasticism, and its legacy.
HoP 331 - Literary Criticism - Lorenzo Valla
September 8th, 2019
Lorenzo Valla launches a furious attack on scholastic philosophy, favoring the resources of classical Latin.
HoP 330 - Republic of Letters - Italian Humanism
July 28th, 2019
Coluccio Salutati and Leonardo Bruni combine eloquence with philosophy, taking as their model the refined language and republican ideals found in Cicero.
HoP 327 - Michele Trizio on Byzantine and Latin Medieval Philosophy
June 16th, 2019
The series on Byzantium concludes as Michele Trizio discusses the mutual influence of Byzantium and Latin Christendom.
HoP 314 - Katerina Ierodiakonou on Byzantine Commentaries
December 16th, 2018
A chat about commentaries on Aristotle from Byzantium with guest Katerina Ierodiakonou.
HoP 313 - Queen of the Sciences - Anna Komnene and her Circle
December 2nd, 2018
Princess Anna Komnene makes good use of her political retirement by gathering a circle of scholars to write commentaries on Aristotle.
HoP 308 - Dominic O’Meara on Michael Psellos
September 23rd, 2018
Dominic O'Meara speaks to Peter about Michael Psellos, focusing especially on his political philosophy.
HoP 300b - The Relevance of Medieval Philosophy Today
May 6th, 2018
Peter King, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, and Russ Friedman discuss their approaches to medieval philosophy, and its contemporary relevance.
HoP 300a - The Relevance of Ancient Philosophy Today
April 22nd, 2018
Rachel Barney, Christof Rapp, and Mark Kalderon join Peter to discuss the importance of ancient philosophy for today's philosophers.
HoP 294 - Isabel Davis on Sexuality and Marriage in Chaucer
January 28th, 2018
Peter is joined by Isabel Davis to discuss marriage, sex and chastity in Chaucer, focusing on the Wife of Bath's speech.
HoP 290 - Martin Pickavé on Emotions in Medieval Philosophy
December 3rd, 2017
Martin Pickavé returns to the podcast to talk about theories of the emotions in Aquinas, Scotus and Wodeham.
HoP 271 - Do As You’re Told - Ockham on Ethics and Political Philosophy
February 12th, 2017
William of Ockham on freedom of action and freedom of thought.
HoP 262 - On Command - Scotus on Ethics
October 9th, 2016
Scotus argues that morality is a matter of freely choosing to follow God’s freely issued commands.
