HoP 086 - Serafina Cuomo on Ancient Mathematics
June 24th, 2012
How did the mathematics of figures like Euclid and Archimides relate to ancient philosophy? Peter finds out in an interview with Serafina Cuomo
HoP 085 - Sky Writing - Astronomy, Astrology, and Philosophy
June 17th, 2012
Ptolemy uses philosophy in the service of studying the stars, while philosophers of all persuasions evaluate the widespread practice of astrology.
HoP 084 - Silver Tongues in Golden Mouths - Rhetoric and Ancient Philosophy
June 10th, 2012
Themistius, Quintilian, Lucian and other authors tell us about the connections between rhetoric and late ancient philosophy
HoP 083 - Not Written in Stone – Alexander of Aphrodisias
June 3rd, 2012
Alexander of Aphrodisias writes the greatest ancient commentaries on Aristotle and tries to demolish the Stoic teaching on fate
