37.8M
Downloads
504
Episodes
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". www.historyofphilosophy.net
Episodes
Nov 27, 2011
Nov 27, 2011
22 min
Pleasure is the good, according to Epicurus. But how do we live most pleasantly?
Nov 20, 2011
Nov 20, 2011
22 min
Epicurus sets out an empiricist theory of knowledge and atomist physics, in support of hedonism
Nov 13, 2011
Nov 9, 2011
Nov 9, 2011
55 min
A recording of Peter's lecture delivered on Oct 25, 2011, at the Arts and Humanities festival on "The Power of Stories" at King's College London.
Nov 6, 2011
Nov 6, 2011
22 min
Diogenes and the other Cynics “deface the currency” by exposing the hypocrisy of Greek society.