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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". www.historyofphilosophy.net
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Apr 29, 2012
Apr 29, 2012
23 min
Pioneering thinkers Eudorus, Alcinous, and Numenius fuse Pythagoreanism with Platonism and pave the way for Plotinus.
Apr 22, 2012
Apr 22, 2012
25 min
In late antiquity, Aristotelianism and Platonism made a comeback, and pagan philosophy developed alongside Judaism and Christianity.
Apr 15, 2012
Apr 15, 2012
28 min
Jim Hankinson tells Peter about the life, work and philosophical contributions of Galen
Apr 8, 2012
Apr 8, 2012
24 min
Hellenistic doctors discover the nerves and argue about method; Galen passes judgment
Apr 1, 2012
Apr 1, 2012
28 min
Leading Hellenistic philosophy scholar Tony Long talks to Peter about the self, ethics and politics in the Stoics, Epicureans and Skeptics