Episodes
Sunday Apr 28, 2013
HoP 126 - High Five - al-Razi
Sunday Apr 28, 2013
Sunday Apr 28, 2013
The doctor and philosopher Abu Bakr al-Razi sets out a daring philosophical theory involving five eternal principles: God, soul, matter, time and place.
Sunday Apr 21, 2013
HoP 125 - Reasoned Belief - Saadia Gaon
Sunday Apr 21, 2013
Sunday Apr 21, 2013
Saadia Gaon draws on Greek philosophy and Islamic theology to provide a rational account of Jewish belief.
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
HoP 124 - The Chosen Ones - Judaism and Philosophy
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
Sunday Apr 14, 2013
The roots of Jewish philosophy in the Islamic world, focusing on the Rabbinic background in the Mishnah and Talmud, and the thought of early figures like Isaac Israeli.
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
HoP 123 - Philosopher of the Arabs - al-Kindi
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
Al-Kindī uses Hellenic materials to discuss the eternity of the world, divine attributes, and the nature of the soul.